- Date
- January 8, 1972
- Place
- Joliet, IL · JOLIET, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8777VBellanca 17-30
- Status
- Completed · report September 7, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164698
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0041 72/1/8 JOLIET,ILL BELLANCA 17-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 927 TIME - 1350 N8777V PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 242 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JOLIET DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JOLIET,ILL ROCKFORD,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- THROTTLE CTL FAILED.P/N 345-001-200. PLT DIDNT ALLOW SUFFICIENT TIME FOR GR TO FULLY EXTEND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8777V
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Joliet
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