# NTSB ATL81FIG11: Bellanca 17-30, N7315V, Royal Oak, MD, June 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1981
- Place: Royal Oak, MD · ROYAL OAK, MD
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125691
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FIG11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FIG11

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1475   81/6/7    ROYAL OAK,MD        BELLANCA 17-30      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 627
        TIME - 1330                    N7315V              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 84 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BALTIMORE,MD                KENT ISLAND,MD               TANGIER ISLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL IN 3 TANKS,1 EMPTY,ENGINE RAN NORMALLY DURING TEST AFTER ACCIDENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7315V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7315V), registered now, S/N 30164, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (registry code 1220432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810607035579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810607035579A), Jun 7, 1981: Blanca 1730, Royal Oak, MD, Substantial damage. Engine quit and aircraft crashed during attempted emergency landing in plowed field. Possible fuel mismanagement.

## Other investigations on N7315V (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 CHI85LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA307), Jul 21, 1985: Bellanca 17-30 (N7315V), Sheboygan, WI, substantial damage

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.