# Incident 20200313001389I: Bellanca 17-30, Rensselaer, IN, March 13, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2020, 14:50 local time
- Place: Rensselaer, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9505° N, 87.1533° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rensselaer, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9505&lon=-87.1533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4880V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4880V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30 (registry code 1220432, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200313001389I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) WAS ON A FLIGHT FROM GRAND ISLAND, NE (GRI) TO JASPER COUNTY AIRPORT, IN (RZL) AFTER PURCHASING THE AIRCRAFT.  WHEN THE PIC BEGAN THE DESCENT INTO RZL, HE REDUCED POWER AND STATED THE THROTTLE WAS STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO MOVE.  DURING THIS TIME, THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE WITHOUT SUCCESS.  THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN OFF-FIELD LANDING IN A FIELD 2 NM TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT.

ON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, UPPER ENGINE COWLING AND NOSE LANDING GEAR.  THE GEAR WAS COLLAPSED IN THE MUD BUT ATTACHED TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N4880V (2)

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

- [Incident 20111208027679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111208027679I), Dec 8, 2011: Bellanca 17-30 (N4880V), Kokomo, IN, Minor damage. After landing, while on rollout, right gear slowly collapsed. Minor damage to r/h trailing edge of wingtip and flap trailing edge
- [Incident 19870607023209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870607023209I), Jun 7, 1987: Blanca 1730 (N4880V), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. While maneuvering at low speed on the taxiway the right main gear collapsed. Corrosion on down lock spring.

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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