# Accident 19970305046269A: Bellanca 17-30, Trenton, SC, March 5, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1997, 16:20 local time
- Place: Trenton, SC
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5397° N, 81.7197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5397&lon=-81.7197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7312V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7312V-1999-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30 (registry code 1220432, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970305046269A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) NO NARRATIVE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL97LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA045), Mar 5, 1997: Bellanca 17-30 (N7312V), Aikens, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: excessive wear of the fuel metering unit/shaft, which resulted in a fuel leak and premature exhaustion of the fuel supply.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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