20150730017019A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bellanca 17-30A · Tallahassee, FL · July 30, 2015

Date: July 30, 2015 · 02:30 local
Place: Tallahassee, FL
Airport: Tallahassee Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N93582
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA15CA209
Reported as: Bellanca 17-30A
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 142 total7 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N93582Registration cancelled Jun 26, 2018 · Bellanca 17-30AS/N 74-30639 · Built 1973 Airframe modelBellanca 17-30A Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On July 30, 2015 at approximately 2:30 EDT, N93582, a Bellanca 17-30A, lost power while on approach to the Tallahassee, FL airport. The aircraft was landed on a road short of the airport, resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft. The pilot was the sole occupant and was uninjured. Night VMC conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft was being operated under part 91 flight rules.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 30, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30 EDT, N93582, A BELLANCA 17-30A, LOST POWER WHILE ON APPROACH TO THE TALLAHASSEE, FL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED ON A ROAD SHORT OF THE AIRPORT, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND WAS UNINJURED. NIGHT VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER PART 91 FLIGHT RULES.

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 GAA15CA209Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportTallahassee, FLThe pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a forced landing on a road where the left wing impacted vegetation and sustained substantial damage.Jul 30, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N93582 · 1

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

Incident 20040102034239IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Denver, CO(-23) Flight originated in el dorado, Kansas and destination was Denver's Centennial Airport (apa). The pilot stated in a telephone conversation on January 5, 2004 that the airplane was a little "squirelly" on takeoff from el dorado. When he got to apa it was…Jan 2, 2004 · Minor damage