# Accident 20240428004799A: Bellanca 17-31ATC, El Cajon, CA, April 28, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2024, 18:15 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8152° N, 116.9269° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8152&lon=-116.9269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8800V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8800V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31ATC (registry code 1220437, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-31ATC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240428004799A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT AFTER COMPLETION OF AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING GILLESPIE FIELD HE OBSERVED A DECREASE IN ENGINE OIL PRESSURE. AT THIS TIME, HE DECIDED TO RETURN BACK TO GILLESPIE FIELD. A SHORT TIME LATER THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE INCREASED WITH VARIOUSE ENGINE NOISES FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. THEN THE AIRPLANE COMPLETELY LOSS ENGINE POWER. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE HE ELECTED TO LAND ON A STREET IN A RESIDENTAL NEIGHBORHOOD. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED POWER LINES AND A TELEPHONE POLE SEVERING THE RIGHT WING BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. TOTAL FLIGHT TIME WAS 25 MINUTES. NTSB FINDINGS CONCLUDED THE ENGINE VACUUM PUMP MOUNTING HARDWARE WERE INTALLED WITHOUT THE REQUIRED TORQUE.

## 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 WPR24LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA135), Apr 29, 2024: Bellanca 17-31ATC (N8800V), El Cajon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s improper installation of an engine-driven vacuum pump, which resulted in oil starvation to the engine and a subsequent total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident…

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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