# Accident 20260627008459A: Bl17-Bellanca 17-30A, Santa Paula, CA, June 27, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2026, 12:58 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Airport: Santa Paula
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3554° N, 119.0368° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3554&lon=-119.0368&mi=10
- Aircraft: N501CR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N501CR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BL17-BELLANCA 17-30A
- Reported engine: CONT IO
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 519 total, 519 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260627008459A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, BELLANCA 17-30A, ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT SANTA PAULA AIRPORT (S); HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT DEPLETED ALL OF ITS FUEL FROM THE RIGHTHAND TANK, THE PILOT STATED HE ATTETMPED TO CROSS FEED FROM THE LEFT TANK, WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE AND CRASHED INTO A RIVERBED APPROX 1/4 MILE EAST OF SZP, THEN CAME TO A REST AT APPROXIMATELY (34° 21' 19.62,119º 02' 12.4).

## 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 WPR26LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA240), Jun 27, 2026: Bellanca 17-30A (N501CR), Santa Paula, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper 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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