# Accident 20040810019349A: Blanca 1730, Austin, TX, August 10, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2004, 09:50 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5606° N, 97.1103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5606&lon=-97.1103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4700V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4700V-2010-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30 (registry code 1220432, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 450 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040810019349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PLANE STARVED FOR FUEL ON ILS-17L APPROACH TO AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTERNATIONAL AND PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER BY SWITCHING TANKS, AND THEN USING FUEL BOOST. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO FULLY RECOVER IN TIME AND RESULTED IN A FORCED LANDING AT CLOSED AUSTIN'S MUELLER AIRPORT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW04LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA210), Aug 10, 2004: Bellanca BL17-30 (N4700V), Austin, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as result of the pilot's improper fuel management. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N4700V (1)

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

- [Incident 19991214036309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991214036309I), Dec 14, 1999: Blanca 1730 (N4700V), Lubbock, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On December 14, 1999, at approximately 12:39 local, Mr. Robert edward walker; owner and operator acting as pilot in command and sole occupant of a…

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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