- Date
- December 27, 1972
- Place
- Northbrook, IL · NORTHBROOK, IL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8830VBellanca 17-31
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163238
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3840 72/12/27 NORTHBROOK,ILL BELLANCA 17-31 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 340 TIME - 1430 N8830V PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORTHBROOK,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-IN FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 20K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8830V
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sky Harbor
N8830VRegistration cancelled May 15, 2013 · Bellanca 17-31AAirframe modelBellanca 17-31AEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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.
Other investigations on N8830V · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA85IA014Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportPalm Coast, FLThe plt stated that while in cruise flt, the acft sustained a partial loss of power & he elected to land on a road. During the landing the lt wing hit a sign. Post crash investigation revealed that the magneto coils were heating up.NTSB CHI72AC064Accident · 2 fatalClosedSpringfield, OH