# Accident 20041025026739A: Blanca 1730, Las Vegas, NV, October 25, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 2004, 14:35 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Henderson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9728° N, 115.1344° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9728&lon=-115.1344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4894V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4894V-2013-08-19) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,610 total, 120 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041025026739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 25, 2004 AT ABOUT 1435 LOCAL TIME, A BELLANCA BL-17-30 AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING JUST SHORT OF THE RUNWAY FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 17R AT HENDERSON EXECUTIVE (HND) AIRPORT IN HENDERSON, NV. THE SOLE OCCUPANT RECEIVED MINOR CUTS AND ABRASIONS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ON SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT MAIN AND LEFT AUXILIARY FUEL TANK WERE BOTH DEPLETED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD SELECTED THE LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK WHILE HE WAS ABOUT 20 MILES OUT. WHILE ON A RIGHT TURN ONTO BASE LEG, THE ENGINE LOST POWER, WITH THE AIRCRAFT SO LOW TO THE GROUND HE THOUGHT THAT HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO SWITCH TO THE RIGHT MAIN TANK AND TURN THE FUEL BOOST PUMP ON. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT AFTER EXITING THE AIRCRAFT HE EXAMINED THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS AND NOTED THAT THE LEFT MAIN AND LEFT AUXILIARY TANKS WERE BOTH EMPTY WITH THE RIGHT MAIN TANK HAVING ABOUT 18 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING. HE ALSO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO PRE-IMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES WITH THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX05CA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA016), Oct 25, 2004: Bellanca BL17-30 (N4894V), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and a loss of engine power.

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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