- Date
- November 8, 1984, 17:23 local (23:23 UTC)
- Place
- Ariton, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8794VBellanca 17-30A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841108061229A
- Case key
- 6704
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Acft lost pwr and plt attempted to restart engine by switching fuel tanks. Power was not regained and forced landing was made in a field. Plt stated aux tanks were full and rt main contained 1/2 gallon of fuel. Fuel tank selected at time of power loss is unknown. Post accident examination revealed no mechanical failure or malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8794V
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-30A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30320
- Airframe hours
- 1,045
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-K1A, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert E. Seiler
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 10, 1984 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- FMY · Ft. Myers, FL
- Destination
- MGM · Montgomery, AL
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
- 73
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,100 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8794V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.