- Date
- May 19, 1982, 09:48 local (13:48 UTC)
- Place
- Havelock, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6690VBellanca 17-30
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 19, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820519016839A
- Case key
- 70978
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
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 vacuum pump was not installed on the engine and there was no cover plate over the opening. Oil was observed along the right side of the fuselage. The pilot stated that a mechanic, who had removed the vacuum pump, had advised that there would be no problems with flying the aircraft without the pump. A teardown examination revealed that the no. 4 connecting rod had failed. The no. 2 and 3 connecting rod bearings were burnt out. The no. 5 and 6 rod bearings were badly scored. The engine oil pump was intact and contained residual oil; the pump gears appeared normal. About 1 1/2 quarts of oil was found in the engine before disassembly.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6690V
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30028
- Airframe hours
- 636
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John E. Way
- Registered owner
- John E. Way
- Departed
- Beaufort, NC
- Destination
- Kinston, NC
- Airport
- NKT · Cherry Point Mcas, runway 32, 8,400 × 200 ft, concrete
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 71
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,800 total · 600 in this make and model · 1,500 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 147 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VMC
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.