# Accident 20140101000359A: Bellanca 17-30A, Alabaster, AL, January 1, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2014, 14:21 local time
- Place: Alabaster, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2203° N, 86.8201° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2203&lon=-86.8201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N351AE (not matched to a registry record)
- 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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 626 total, 120 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140101000359A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED EKY AT 14:05 CST ENROUTE TO EET FOR FUEL. WHILE IN CLIMB AT APPROXIMATELY 2100 AGL ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. ACTIVATED BOOST PUMP AND ENGINE QUIT (PROPELLER STOPPED). PILOT ESTABLISHED BEST GLIDE (GEAR DOWN) AND IMPACTED TREES AND GROUND AT APPROXIMATELY 14:20 CST IN RESIDENTIAL AREA. PILOT STATED AIRCRAFT HAD APPROXIMATELY 19.5 GALLONS OF FUEL (11.5 USABLE) ON BOARD AT TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT WAS INVERTED ON GROUND, BOTH OUTER WING SECTIONS GONE AND FUSELAGE TWISTED. PILOT HAD ONLY MINOR INJURY.

## 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 ERA14LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA083), Jan 1, 2014: Bellanca 17-30A (N351AE), Alabaster, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power 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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