Bellanca 17-31ATC N4001B
16 August 1984 · Antigo, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 August 1984 at about 23:45 local time, a Bellanca 17-31ATC registered N4001B, operated by LEE V. Johnson, was involved in an accident near Antigo, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Antigo, Wisconsin, United States
- Coordinates
- 45.1409, -89.1504
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 17-31ATC
- Registration
- N4001B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- LEE V. Johnson
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Traverse City → Alexandria
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- CHI84LA349
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 WAS FORCED TO LAND AFTER THE ENGINE FAILED. THE PLT HEARD AN EXPLOSION AND SAW PART OF THE COWLING COME OFF BEFORE THE ENGINE QUIT. HIS PASSENGER SAID THAT OIL COVERED THE WINDSHIELD. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION SHOWED A FAILED CYLINDER. THE CYLINDER STUDS WERE DEVOID OF NUTS AND THE STUDS WERE NOT BROKEN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 1984 | Bellanca 17-31ATC | Rocksprings, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 17 May 1984 | Bellanca 17-30 | Plainview, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1984 | Bellanca 17-30A | Painter, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 May 1984 | Bellanca 17-30 | Irvine, California, United States | Richard Hawkins | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1984 | Bellanca 17-30 | Delavan, Wisconsin, United States | John T. Atkinson | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jul 1984 | Cessna 150H | Menomonie, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1984 | Boeing 737-291 | Madison, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1984 | Piper PA-38-112 | Byron Township, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1984 | Beechcraft BE-23 | Dodgeville, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1984 | Viking DRAGON FLY | Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1984 | Piper PA-38-112 | Wisconsin Rapid, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |