# NTSB investigations: Bellanca 17-30A: 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 MIA07LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA050.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Fountain, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 17, 2007 · N6641V · Destroyed
  > A loss of engine power due to a cracked engine exhaust muffler. Contributing to the accident were the inadequate inspection procedures of the muffler system and the routing of the "P" leads wiring for the magnetos.
- [NTSB MIA99LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA234.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Robbins, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 1999 · N42VB · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to failure of maintenance personnel to assure that the thru bolt nut at the Nos. 2 and 3 cylinders was adequately torqued following removal and replacement of the No. 3 cylinder approximately 328 hours earlier. Also, the…
- [NTSB ATL98LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA070.md): Bellanca BL-17-30A · Brewton, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 1, 1998 · N6645V · Substantial damage
  > Improper maintenance procedures used to overhaul the engine, which led to the crankshaft failure. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the fence.
- [NTSB FTW94LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA175.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Del Rio, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 20, 1994 · N14773 · Substantial damage
  > Fuel starvation induced power loss due to an exhaust system leak resulting in an electrical system inflight fire in the area of the fuel pump. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB LAX89LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA333.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Palo Alto, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 1989 · N8272R · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. The fuel starvation was the result of vane particles from the deteriorated electric fuel pump restricting the upstream flow of fuel.
- [NTSB ATL89LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA055.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Athens, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 12, 1988 · N14695 · Substantial damage
  > During descent toward his intended destination, the pilot noted a floating ammeter needle and shortly thereafter he noted his oil pressure was zero. The engine seized and he selected a straight stretch of paved road for his forced landing. In the final stages…
- [NTSB MIA88FA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA234.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Daytona Beach, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 1988 · N28140 · Destroyed
  > The acft departed spruce creek arpt and aprx 2 minutes later lost power and crashed into trees just west of the volusia county landfill aprx 4 miles northeast of the Daytona Beach regional arpt. Postcrash examination of the engine revealed the drain line on…
- [NTSB FTW85LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA329.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Coushatta, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 1985 · N4026B · Substantial damage
  > Acft experienced a complete engine failure shortly after takeoff while at an altitude of approx 500' AGL. It was substantially damaged when it ran thru 2 fences during the ensuing forced landing. Investigation revealed that the eng fuel pump ejector nozzle…

## 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 ('1220433')
    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=1220433&occurrence=351

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