# NTSB investigations: Bellanca 17-30: Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB FTW01LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA009.md): Bellanca BL17-30 · Waller, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 12, 2000 · N4882V · Substantial damage
  > the loss of engine power during climb to cruise due to the failure of the crankshaft counterweight. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB ATL97LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA045.md): Bellanca 17-30 · Aikens, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 5, 1997 · N7312V · Substantial damage
  > excessive wear of the fuel metering unit/shaft, which resulted in a fuel leak and premature exhaustion of the fuel supply.
- [NTSB CHI93LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA324.md): Bellanca BL-17-30 · Lee'S Summit, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 1993 · N4846V · Substantial damage
  > improper maintenance which resulted in a disconnected throttle lever linkage.
- [NTSB BFO90IA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90IA039.md): Bellanca 17-30 · Davis, WV · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 1990 · N4802V · No damage
  > The improper installation of the connecting rod bearings on the number one cylinder.
- [NTSB FTW84LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA051.md): Bellanca 17-30 · Moore, OK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 11, 1983 · N7337V · Substantial damage
  > The acft crashed during a forced landing after the engine quit. The acft had a prior forced landing and the fuel pump was suspect. Post accident investigation showed that only one safety pin was installed in the fuel selector shaft allowing excessive free…
- [NTSB ATL82DA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA138.md): Bellanca 17-30 · Havelock, NC · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 19, 1982 · N6690V · Substantial damage
  > About eight minutes after takeoff, the pilot declared an emergency and reported an engine failure. He diverted, but was unable to reach the airport. A gear-up landing was made about one mile short of the runway. An examination of the aircraft revealed that…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1220432', '1250020')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 351))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1220432&occurrence=351

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