Bellanca 14-13-2 N74490

Summary

On 17 February 1984 at about 18:45 local time, a Bellanca 14-13-2 registered N74490 was involved in an accident near Rialto, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 February 1984 at 18:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Rialto, California, United States

Coordinates

34.1009, -117.3802

Aircraft

Bellanca 14-13-2

Registration

N74490

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rialto → Riverside

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX84LA181

1 person had minor injuries.

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 THE INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENG LOST POWER. THE PLT THEN MADE A WHEELS-UP LANDING ON ROUGH TERRAIN & THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED. AN EXAM REVEALED THAT THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY & THE RIGHT TANK WAS FULL. THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE MAY HAVE TAKEN OFF WITH THE FUEL SELECTOR POSITION TO THE LEFT TANK, THEN REPOSITIONED IT TO THE RIGHT TANK AFTER THE ENG LOST POWER. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS OBSERVED IN THE RIGHT TANK POSITION AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.