- Date
- April 22, 1983, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Prestonburg, KY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N199VBellanca 17-30
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830422015159A
- Case key
- 6057
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Analysis
The acft had been fueled to its capacity of 72 gal. Aprx 3 1/2 hrs after takeoff, the eng quit while fuel was being used from the left main tank. At that time, the plt knew that the aux tanks were empty, but he thought there was 5 gal remaining in the left main tank & 15 gal in the right main tank. He moved the fuel selector to the right main tank, pushed the mixture control in, activated the prime system & cycled the magnetos off & on, but to no avail. Subsequently, a forced landing was made. During the landing, the acft broke thru a fence & struck 2 cows. An investigation revealed that the right main (20 gal) fuel tank was aprx 3/4 full, but all of the other tanks were empty. The plt stated that the acft used an average of aprx 14 gal/hr. This would have used 49 of the 64 gal of usable fuel & account for the 15 gal remaining in the right main tank. To prevent flooding during an eng start, the fuelboost pump (primer) must be turned off immediately after fuel pressure is restored. Time of primer usage, not verified.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N199V
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30150
- Airframe hours
- 2,309
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Frederick P. Junod
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1983 · 17 hours before
- Departed
- Daytona Beach, FL
- Destination
- HTG · Huntington, WV
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 638 total · 134 in this make and model · 552 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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