Bellanca 300A N93747

Summary

On 25 April 1982 at about 22:45 local time, a Bellanca 300A registered N93747, operated by J P Rozner, was involved in an accident near Lucerne, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 April 1982 at 22:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Lucerne, California, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bellanca 300A

Registration

N93747

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

J P Rozner

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Palm Spring → Palmdale

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX82DUG11

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A GRADUAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PLANE WAS LANDED ON A DIRT ROAD; HOWEVER, THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT ROOM TO STOP BEFORE REACHING THE END OF THE ROAD. THE OWNER REPORTED THAT HE SWERVED TO AVOID A DEAD END FENCE. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A NUT BACKED OFF OF A THROTTLE LINKAGE BOLT AT THE CARBURETOR ARM. THE BOLT FELL OUT AND THE ENGINE WENT TO IDLE RPM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.