# NTSB CHI80FEP15: Bellanca 17-30, N7369V, Darlington, WI, February 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1980
- Place: Darlington, WI · DARLINGTON, WI
- Location: 42.6758° N, 90.1208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Darlington, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6758&lon=-90.1208&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131513
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEP15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEP15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1610   80/2/3  NR.DARLINGTON,WI      BELLANCA 17-30      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 238
        TIME - 1615                    N7369V              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 137 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DAVENPORT,IA                RETURN                       MADISON,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL SEL FOUND PSND TO EMPTY TNK.HIT PWR LN,THEN FENCE,WHILE ATMTG FORCED LNDG FLARE UNDER PWR LN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7369V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7369V-1989-09-12), registration cancelled 1989-09-12, S/N 30227 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (registry code 1220432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800203002109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800203002109A), Feb 3, 1980: Blanca 1730, Darlington, WI, Substantial damage. Engine quit due to fuel starvation. Crash-landed in cornfield. Fuel selector on empty main. Auxiliary tanks full.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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