- Date
- June 30, 1970
- Place
- Skwentna, AK · SKWENTNA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7375VBellanca 17-30
- Status
- Completed · report November 13, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 127513
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1356 70/6/30 SKWENTNA,ALAS BELLANCA 17-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 7308 TIME - 1052 N7375V PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 659 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,ALAS SKWENTNA,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- R MAIN AND BOTH AUX TANKS EMPTY. L MAIN FULL. LND IN SHALLOW RIVER. GR AUTO EXTENDED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7375V
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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