# Incident 20111104028849I: Bellanca 17-31, Colden, NY, November 4, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2011, 15:00 local time
- Place: Colden, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6442° N, 78.6847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colden, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6442&lon=-78.6847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7383V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7383V-2017-10-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31 (registry code 1220434, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-31
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,434 total, 51 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111104028849I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT IN CLIMB AT 4000FT AT 500 FPM FOR 4500FT. ENGINE LOST ALL POWER WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OR SPUTTERING. PILOT BEGAN PUBLISHED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WITH NO HELP. TURNED ON FUEL BOOST PUMP AND SELECTED 3 OF THE 4 FUEL TANKS THAT HAD FUEL WITH NO CHANGE TO ENGINE POWER. MAIN TANKS HAD 31 GALLONS AND LEFT AUX TANK HAD 7 GALLONS OF FUEL. CYCLED MAGNETO SWITCH THROUGH ALL POSITIONS WITH NO HELP. FOUND INTENDED FIELD TO LAND AND COMMITTED TO THE LANDING POINT.

## Other reports on N7383V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19950615019019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950615019019I), Jun 15, 1995: Blanca 1731 (N7383V), Morristown, NJ, Minor damage. Unsafe gear light on approach. Used manual extend. Right main collapsed landing. Both main gear extend springs worn

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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