ATL81FKQ02

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 14-19 · Benoit, MS · October 3, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 3, 1981
Place
Benoit, MS · BENOIT, MS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8510RBellanca 14-19
Status
Completed · report October 21, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19811003065889A
Case key
123783

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2088   81/10/3   BENOIT,MS           BELLANCA 14-19      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 4610
        TIME - 1400                    N8510R              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VALLEY FLIGHT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEVELAND,MS                BENOIT,MS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- BYPASS VALVE ASSMBLY,PN 628784,OF ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP IMPROPERLY INSTALLED BY OVERHAUL FACILITY.

Aircraft

Registration
N8510R
Reported as
Bellanca 14-19
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Valley Flight

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