# Accident 20170625008649A: Bellanca 17-30A, Grove, OK, June 25, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2017, 14:00 local time
- Place: Grove, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6067° N, 94.7386° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6067&lon=-94.7386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14728, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14728-2020-12-05) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 15 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170625008649A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROACHING GROVE AIRPORT FROM THE SOUTH EAST FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 36.  WHILE IN A RIGHT TURN TO LINE UP ON FINAL APPROACH, THE ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND QUIT.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE AIRCRAFT ON THE AUXILIARY TANK BUT WAS UNABLE.  THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN A FIELD OFF HIS LEFT ON A WESTERLY HEADING.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 1.25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 36.  WHILE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BARBED WIRE FENCE, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT WING SPARS.

## 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 CEN17LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA242), Jun 25, 2017: Bellanca 17 30 (N14728), Grove, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: An unporting of fuel in the right wing while maneuvering in the airport traffic pattern, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N14728 (1)

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

- [Accident 19840917049499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840917049499A), Sep 17, 1984: Blanca 1730A (N14728), Bishop, CA, Substantial damage. Pulled up while turning base to avoid a glider that was on final. Airplaned entered accelerrated stall and crashed.

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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