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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bellanca 17-30A · Morris, IL · February 16, 2013

Date: February 16, 2013 · 16:50 local
Place: Morris, IL
Airport: Morris Municipal - James R. Washbur
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N93747
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN13LA164
Reported as: Bellanca 17-30A
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total43 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N93747Registration cancelled Apr 9, 2015 · Bellanca 17-30AS/N 73-30605 · Built 1973 Airframe modelBellanca 17-30A Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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During an extended downwind to base turn, the aircraft experienced a loss of engine power and executed an emergency landing on a major road. The right wing contacted a road sign causing the aircraft to depart the hard surface, through a ditch and into a plowed field.

As the FAA filed it

DURING AN EXTENDED DOWNWIND TO BASE TURN, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A MAJOR ROAD. THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED A ROAD SIGN CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART THE HARD SURFACE, THROUGH A DITCH AND INTO A PLOWED FIELD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN13LA164Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMorris, ILThe pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Feb 16, 2013 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N93747 · 3

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

Incident 20060524013269IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Redding, CA(-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] ^ reported practicing full stop landings at red bluff, California (rbl). On one of the landings, the pilot [privacy data omitted] ^ said the brakes felt "funny". The pilot [privacy data omitted] ^ said she inspected the…May 24, 2006 Incident 19821020066329IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Van Nuys, CAOn rollout pilot induced a ground loop causing right main gear to be ripped off.Oct 20, 1982 · Minor damage Accident 19820425010889AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Lucerne, CAEngine power loss due to throttle linkage bolt falling out of carburetor arm. Forced landing in sand.Apr 25, 1982 · Substantial damage