# Accident 20040521009949A: Blanca 14192, Los Angeles, CA, May 21, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2004, 12:00 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0522° N, 118.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0522&lon=-118.2437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7658B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7658B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Downer BELLANCA 14-19-2 (registry code 3080114, https://openairdocs.org/model/downer-bellanca-14-19-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 14192
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 90 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040521009949A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PILOT LANDED WITHOUT POWER IN THE DESERT. ENGINE QUIT RUNNING DUE TO LACK OF FUEL. FUEL IN AUX TANK WAS EXHAUSTED. PILOT FAILED TO SELECT AUX FUEL TANK TO OFF PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING TO RESTART ENGINE WITH FUEL FROM MAIN TANKS. THE "POH" CALLS FOR TURNING OFF THE AUX FUEL SELECTOR PRIOR TO SELECTING THE MAIN FUEL TANKS SELECTOR TO ON. (THE SYSTEM HAS TWO SELECTORS). IN DOING SO THE ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP AND WOBBLE PUMP WERE UNABLE TO DRAW FUEL FROM THE MAIN TANKS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N7658B (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20220326003429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220326003429A), Mar 26, 2022: Downer BELLANCA 14-19-2 (N7658B), Pasco, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot reported a sudden, heavy vibration which temporarily forced the yoke form his hands. He elected to make a fast, no-flap landing off field. The RH outer…
- [Incident 20120924021519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120924021519I), Sep 24, 2012: Downer BELLANCA 14-19-2 (N7658B), Lancaster, CA, Minor damage. On 09/04/2012, N7658B, a Bellanca 14-19, landed at fox field, Lancaster, CA. On landing rollout, the right main gear retracted, N7658B'S right wing tip…
- [Incident 19980928033459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980928033459I), Sep 28, 1998: Blanca 14192 (N7658B), Falmouth, MA, Minor damage. On scene inspector felt that the pilot did a competent job landing the aircraft. The inspector cited only minor damage involving the propeller and belly panel.…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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