# Accident 20120427007949A: Bellanca 17-30A, Cloverdale, CA, April 27, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2012, 10:30 local time
- Place: Cloverdale, CA
- Airport: Cloverdale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7722° N, 122.9886° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7722&lon=-122.9886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80SV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80SV-2018-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120427007949A

## Narrative

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

PILOT PERFORMED A TAKE OFF AND WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 2000 FEET WHEN HE HAD SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR SWITCH TO THE AUX TANK AND THE ENGINE QUIT.PILOT TURN AIRCRAFT AROUND AND DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY 34. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A VINEYARD ABOUT A 1/4 MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY.PILOT WAS ABLE TO WALK AWAY WITH MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 WPR12LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA185), Apr 27, 2012: Bellanca 17-30A (N80SV), Cloverdale, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power during climb due to fuel starvation.

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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