- Date
- December 12, 1988, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Athens, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N14695Bellanca 17-30A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881212054019A
- Case key
- 7969
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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
During descent toward his intended destination, the pilot noted a floating ammeter needle and shortly thereafter he noted his oil pressure was zero. The engine seized and he selected a straight stretch of paved road for his forced landing. In the final stages of the approach, a semi trailer obstructed the roadway and he elected to land in a wheat field adjacent to the roadway. During the landing roll, the landing gear collapsed. Subsequent examination of the engine revealed evidence of lack of lubrication and a separation of a connecting rod. A fan shaped oil deposit was found on the inside of the bottom engine cowling under the oil cooler. The cooler had been installed 29 hours previous.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N14695
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-30A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 74-30688
- Airframe hours
- 1,669
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-K, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Morgan, Lawrence L.
- Registered owner
- Morgan, Lawrence L(A Partners)
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 1, 1988 · 72 hours before
- Departed
- ORL · Orlando, FL
- Destination
- AHN · Athens, GA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- AHN · Athens-Ben Epps
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
- 63
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,584 total · 175 in this make and model · 2,468 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 10 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AHN, 9 nm away
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 N14695 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.