# Accident 20130216002149A: Bellanca 17-30A, Morris, IL, February 16, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2013, 16:50 local time
- Place: Morris, IL
- Airport: Morris Municipal - James R. Washbur
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4239° N, 88.4186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4239&lon=-88.4186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93747, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93747-2015-04-09) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 43 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130216002149A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN13LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA164), Feb 16, 2013: Bellanca 17-30A (N93747), Morris, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N93747 (3)

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

- [Incident 20060524013269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060524013269I), May 24, 2006: Blanca 1730A (N93747), 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…
- [Incident 19821020066329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821020066329I), Oct 20, 1982: Blanca 1730A (N93747), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. On rollout pilot induced a ground loop causing right main gear to be ripped off.
- [Accident 19820425010889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820425010889A), Apr 25, 1982: Blanca 1730A (N93747), Lucerne, CA, Substantial damage. Engine power loss due to throttle linkage bolt falling out of carburetor arm. Forced landing in sand.

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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