20160117000589A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bellanca 17-30A · Overbrook, OK · January 17, 2016

Date: January 17, 2016 · 18:35 local
Place: Overbrook, OK
Airport: Lake Murray State Park
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N194DW
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN16LA090
Reported as: Bellanca 17-30A
Reported engine: Continental IO-520-D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 335 total50 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N194DWRegistration cancelled Jan 3, 2020 · Bellanca 17-30AS/N 94-301021 · Built 1994 Airframe modelBellanca 17-30A Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine surged then stalled over lake Murray pilot turned toward airport lowered gear and flaps. Aircraft couldn't maintain altitude and struck trees with landing gear and crashed through the trees to the ground approximately 250 ft. NE of the runway. Pilot stated that he possibly ran out of fuel.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE SURGED THEN STALLED OVER LAKE MURRAY PILOT TURNED TOWARD AIRPORT LOWERED GEAR AND FLAPS. AIRCRAFT COULDN'T MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND STRUCK TREES WITH LANDING GEAR AND CRASHED THROUGH THE TREES TO THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 250 FT. NE OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT STATED THAT HE POSSIBLY RAN OUT OF FUEL.

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 CEN16LA090Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOverbrook, OKThe pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and his subsequent decision to circle to the north end of the airport due to a light tailwind condition instead of making a downwind landing.Jan 17, 2016 · Substantial damage