Bellanca 17-30 N4836V

Summary

On 26 December 1996 at about 19:15 local time, a Bellanca 17-30 registered N4836V was involved in an accident near Hayes Center, Nebraska, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 December 1996 at 19:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Hayes Center, Nebraska, United States

Coordinates

40.5108, -101.0208

Aircraft

Bellanca 17-30

Registration

N4836V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lincoln → Akron County

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI97LA046

1 person was seriously injured.

inadequate fuel management by the pilot, which resulted in fuel starvation. The factors relating to the accident were: a fuel leak at the engine driven fuel pump, and the engine driven fuel pump pressure was too low.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The pilot flew 35 minutes using the right auxiliary tank then switched to the left auxiliary tank. About 50 minutes later, the engine lost power. The pilot said he performed restart procedures, but was unsuccessful in restarting the engine. The auxiliary tanks held 17 gallons each. The Pilot Operating Handbook (POH) noted that after running the fuel line dry, the boost pump must be activated in order to purge the line of air. The engine driven fuel pump had a leak in the high pressure adjustment screw O-ring. The fuel pump was also below the required fuel pressure limit range. The POH stated that fuel consumption was 14 GHP at 75 percent power at 6,500 feet mean sea level.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.