# NTSB DEN75DQA37: Bellanca 17-31, N93690, Tucumcari, NM, May 4, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1975
- Place: Tucumcari, NM · TUCUMCARI, NM
- Location: 35.1709° N, 103.7053° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucumcari, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1709&lon=-103.7053&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- ADs cited in the narratives: [AD 75-11-06](https://openairdocs.org/ad/75-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148508
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75DQA37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DQA37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0970   75/5/4  NR.TUCUMCARI,NM       BELLANCA 17-31      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 2629
        TIME - 1730                    N93690              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OKLAHOMA CITY,OK            ALBUQUERQUE,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: INCORRECT FACTORY INSTALLATION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL VAPOR RETURN LINE CHECK VALVE INSTALLED BACKWARDS.AD75-11-06 APPLIES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N93690 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-31
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750504011129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750504011129A), May 4, 1975: Blanca 1731ATC, Tucumcari, NM, Substantial damage. Fuel vapor return line check valve installed backwards.AD75-11-06 applies.

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.

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