- Date
- June 8, 1984, 07:53 local (11:53 UTC)
- Place
- Marysville, OH
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4187BBellanca 17-30A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840608023359A
- Case key
- 12640
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt stated a loss of pwr occurred en route at 7000 ft MSL and during the forced landing flare pwr was regained. Plt elected to climb because the field being used for the landing was insufficient. At alt of 1500 MSL, loss of pwr occurredonce again. Acft collided with trees during flare of second forced landing. No mechanical failure/malfuction was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4187B
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-30A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-30766
- Airframe hours
- 487
- Engine
- Continental IO-540-K1A, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 24, 1983
- Departed
- SMD · Ft. Wayne, IN
- Destination
- OSU · Columbus, OH
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- I78 · Union Co.
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
- 58
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 11,000 total · 700 in this make and model · 11,000 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 40 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Observed at
- OSU, 19 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.