# Accident 20200619008019A: Bellanca 17-30A, Martinton, IL, June 19, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2020, 18:50 local time
- Place: Martinton, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9153° N, 87.7264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Martinton, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9153&lon=-87.7264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N224HW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N224HW-2020-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-K (registry code 17238, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-520-K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200619008019A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 19, 2020 N224HW, A BELANCA 17-30A, ATTEMPTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A GRAVEL ROAD APPROXIMATELY 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE GREATER KANKAKEE AIRPORT (IKK).  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BELIEVED HE WAS ABOUT TO EXHAUST HIS FUEL SUPPLY AND DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.  DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT INTO A ROADSIDE DRAINAGE DITCH.  UPON ENTERING THE DITCH, THE PROPELLER IMPACTED THE GROUND AND THE TAIL SECTION RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT'S FUEL TANKS REVEALED THAT THE LEFT AUXILLARY TANK WAS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 FULL(APPROXIMATELY 8.5 GALLONS) AND THE RIGHT AUXILLARY FUEL TANK WAS APPROXIMATELY 3/4 FULL (APPROXIMATELY 12.75 GALLONS).

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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