Bellanca 17-30A N28163

Summary

On 17 January 1983 at about 22:41 local time, a Bellanca 17-30A registered N28163 was involved in an accident near Pocatello, Idaho, 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

17 January 1983 at 22:41

Classification

Accident

Location

Pocatello, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Pocatello Muni. (PIH)

Coordinates

42.9006, -112.3896

Aircraft

Bellanca 17-30A

Registration

N28163

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Portland → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA83LA043

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

DURING A MISSED APPROACH A PARTIAL POWER LOSS OCCURRED DURING THE TRANSITION TO CLIMB. THE PLT EXECUTED A COURSE REVERSAL TO RETURN VISUALLY TO THE ARPT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER HE CHOSE TO EXECUTE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A FRONTAGE ROAD WHICH PARALLELED RR TRACKS. DURING THE APPROACH THE ACFT STRUCK COMMUNICATION LINES & THEN A POLE. EXAMINATION OF THE THROTTLE CABLE REVEALED THAT IT HAD SLIPPED FREE OF ITS ATTACH POINT AT THE CARBURETOR. A NEW THROTTLE CABLE HAD BEEN INSTALLED 12/7/82. THE ACFT WAS OPERATED 2.7 HRS SINCE THAT TIME, THE EQUIVALENT OF THE FLT TIME FROM PORTLAND, OR TO POCATELLO, ID.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.