# Accident 20170301020539A: Bellanca 17-30A, Carson, NV, March 1, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2017, 12:50 local time
- Place: Carson, NV
- Airport: Carson City
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1922° N, 119.7328° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1922&lon=-119.7328&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39894, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39894-2018-04-12) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170301020539A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE WAS PLACED IN LONG TERM STORAGE ON 10 JAN 2010 3337.0 HOBBS

AIRPLANE WAS REMOVED FROM LONG TERM STORAGE ON 1 MAY 2014 3337.3 HOBBS

ANNUAL WAS SIGNED OFF 2/24/2017 3339.3 HOBBS

PILOT WAS WITNESSED TAXING TO FUEL FARM ON 3/1/17 (ACCIDENT DATE) THE PLANE THEN TAXIED BACK TOWARDS HANGAR AND WAS AGAIN SEEN BACK AT THE FUEL FARM.  PILOT PURCHASED 20.3 GALLONS OF 100LL FROM MOUNTAIN WEST AVIATION FUEL SERVICES ON 3/1/17.

PLANE TAXIED TO EAST END OF AIRPORT FOR DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 27.

AIRPLANE TOOK OFF RUNWAY 27 AT APPROXIMATELY 250' AGL WITH THE GEAR EXTENDED THE PLANE LEVELED OFF FROM ITS CLIMB.  THE ENGINE WAS HEARD ROLLING BACK TO IDLE (NOT OFF) THE PILOT MADE AN AGGRESIVE 180 RIGHT HAND TURN.  THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE GROUND MAKING CONTACT WITH THE PROPELLER AND RIGHT WING FIRST.  SLIDING 157 FEET ON A 45 DEGREE HEADING TO THE LEFT OF TAXIWAY C.

NO POST ACCIDENT FIRE EXISTED

PILOT WAS EVACUATED BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL AND AIR LIFTED TO THE CLOSEST TRAUMA MEDICAL FACILITY WERE THE PILOT CONTINUES IN CRITICAL CONDITION DUE TO INTERNAL CRAINIAL BLEEDING.

## 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 WPR17LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA072), Mar 1, 2017: Bellanca 17-30A (N39894), Carson City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to internal corrosion of the fuel manifold valve. Also causal was the pilot's decision to return to the runway following the loss of engine power shortly after…

## Other reports on N39894 (1)

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

- [Incident 19900113007309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900113007309I), Jan 13, 1990: Blanca 1730A (N39894), Salinas, CA, Minor damage. Unable to get nose gear down safe light. Landed with mains down and nose gear up.

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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