# Accident 20141130023039A: Bellanca 17-30A, Boonville, MO, November 30, 2014 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 30, 2014, 09:00 local time - Place: Boonville, MO - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Landing: Approach - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 38.9353° N, 92.6842° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9353&lon=-92.6842&mi=10 - Aircraft: N6629V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6629V-2018-05-31) (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: 4 - Fatal injuries: 1 - Other injuries: 3 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA060) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141130023039A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AT APPROXIMATELY 0740 CST, N6629V DEPARTED KSUS VFR FOR A FLIGHT TO KMKC. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR; HOWEVER, BY THE TIME THE AIRPLANE WAS PASSING BY COLUMBIA, MO, THE CLOUD CEILINGS WERE LOWERING DUE TO AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. A PASSENGER COMMENTED AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT THE PIC CONTINUED TO FLY AT A LOWER ALTITUDE TO STAY BELOW "SCUD" CLOUDS THAT WERE BEGINNING TO FORM BENEATH THE CEILING. APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES WEST OF BOONVILLE, MO, THE PIC DECIDED TO REVERSE COURSE AND LAND AT KVER. WEATHER AT THE AIRPORT WAS REPORTING AN OVERCAST CEILING OF 2,400', 10 MILES VISIBILITY, AND WIND FROM 300 DEGREES AT 9 KTS GUSTING TO 14 KTS. TEMPERATURE WAS 13 C AND DEW POINT 11 C. ON BASE TO FINAL WITH 1/2 FLAPS AND LANDING GEAR DOWN, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO "SPUTTER" FOLLOWED BY STOPPAGE. THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED SLIGHTLY DOWN-SLOPING TERRAIN (A BARREN SOY BEAN FIELD) APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF AND ON THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 36. DURATION OF FLIGHT WAS APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR, 20 MINUTES. THE AIPLANE CAME TO REST AND REMAINED UPRIGHT AT THE END OF GROUND MARKS MADE BY THE LANDING GEAR THAT MEASURED 25 FEET. THE ENGINE REMAINED PARTIALLY ATTACHED TO THE FIREWALL, AND THE PROPELLER WAS DETACHED FROM THE SHAFT. THE AIRFRAME REMAINED LARGELY INTACT WITH DEFORMATION THROUGHOUT. OCCUPANT INJURIES WERE CONSISTENT WITH HIGH VERTICAL LOADS. THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE, NOR EVIDENCE OF FUEL SPILLAGE FROM THE FOUR FUEL TANKS. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS DETERMINED TO BE IN THE "AUX" POSITION FOR THE RIGHT AUX TANK. POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FUEL QUANTITY IN THE FOUR TANKS AS FOLLOWS: LT MAIN - 5 GAL RT MAIN - 3.5 PINTS LT AUX - 17 GAL (FULL) RT AUX - 11 GAL ## 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 CEN15FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA060), Nov 30, 2014: Bellanca 17-30A (N6629V), Boonville, MO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a forced landing following a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.