Bellanca 17-30 N199V
22 April 1983 · Prestonburg, Kentucky, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 April 1983 at about 17:30 local time, a Bellanca 17-30 registered N199V was involved in an accident near Prestonburg, Kentucky, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Prestonburg, Kentucky, United States
- Coordinates
- 37.6691, -82.7608
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 17-30
- Registration
- N199V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Daytona Beach → Huntington
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL83LA169
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
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 ACFT HAD BEEN FUELED TO ITS CAPACITY OF 72 GAL. APRX 3 1/2 HRS AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENG QUIT WHILE FUEL WAS BEING USED FROM THE LEFT MAIN TANK. AT THAT TIME, THE PLT KNEW THAT THE AUX TANKS WERE EMPTY, BUT HE THOUGHT THERE WAS 5 GAL REMAINING IN THE LEFT MAIN TANK & 15 GAL IN THE RIGHT MAIN TANK. HE MOVED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE RIGHT MAIN TANK, PUSHED THE MIXTURE CONTROL IN, ACTIVATED THE PRIME SYSTEM & CYCLED THE MAGNETOS OFF & ON, BUT TO NO AVAIL. SUBSEQUENTLY, A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE. DURING THE LANDING, THE ACFT BROKE THRU A FENCE & STRUCK 2 COWS. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN (20 GAL) FUEL TANK WAS APRX 3/4 FULL, BUT ALL OF THE OTHER TANKS WERE EMPTY. THE PLT STATED THAT THE ACFT USED AN AVERAGE OF APRX 14 GAL/HR. THIS WOULD HAVE USED 49 OF THE 64 GAL OF USABLE FUEL & ACCOUNT FOR THE 15 GAL REMAINING IN THE RIGHT MAIN TANK. TO PREVENT FLOODING DURING AN ENG START, THE FUELBOOST PUMP (PRIMER) MUST BE TURNED OFF IMMEDIATELY AFTER FUEL PRESSURE IS RESTORED. TIME OF PRIMER USAGE, NOT VERIFIED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bellanca 17 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1983 | Bellanca 17-31A | Archer, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1983 | Bellanca 17-30A | Hebbronville, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Jan 1983 | Bellanca 17-30A | Pocatello, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1983 | Bellanca 17-30 | Hibbing, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Nov 1983 | Bellanca 17-31ATC | Moose, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Mar 1983 | Bellanca 17-30A | Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1983 | Cessna T210L | Horse Cave, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1983 | Hughes 369HS | Paducah, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1983 | Beechcraft C-23 | Florence, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1983 | Brown SONERA II L | Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1983 | Cessna 414 | Irvine, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 1983 | Beechcraft A36 | Stanton, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |