# Accident 20061113023779A: Blanca 1730, West Palm Beach, FL, November 13, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2006, 11:02 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach County Park Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5889° N, 80.0850° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5889&lon=-80.0850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6663V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6663V-2007-03-26) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07CA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061113023779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 13, 2006, ABOUT 11:38 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A BELLANCA BL-17-30, N6663V, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL CRASHED IN A HOUSE AND CAR. THE PILOT STATED HE TOOK OFF FROM LANTANA AIRPORT (LNA) RWY 33 AND COMPLETED ONE TOUCH & GO THEN COMPLETED ONE COMPLETE LANDING AND TAXIED BACK TO RWY 33 TOOK OFF AND PROCEEDED TO FLY WEST ABOUT 4 TO 5 MILES THEN RETURNED TO ENTER DOWNWIND FOR RWY 33, THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 33 AT LNA AND HE SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT WAS TOO LOW. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A ROOF OF A HOUSE THEN POWER LINE AND A CAR IN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT COMING TO REST AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ . VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WITH BOTH WING OUTBOARD OF FUEL TANKS RIPPED OFF OF A/C AND THE PILOT HAD MINOR INJURY.

## 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 MIA07CA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA015), Nov 13, 2006: Bellanca BL-17-30 (N6663V), Lantana, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight planning/decision which resulted in total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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