- Date
- July 21, 1985, 14:20 local (19:20 UTC)
- Place
- Sheboygan, WI
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7315VBellanca 17-30
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850721040589A
- Case key
- 13157
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Analysis
The acft collided with a ditch during a forced landing following a loss of power in cruise flt. The plt reported he switched the fuel selector from the left to the right tank, & after aprx 3 minutes, a total loss of power was experienced. He stated that repeated attempts to restart the engine were futile. He noted that after the power loss, the fuel pressure dropped off. When he turned on the aux fuel pump, there was no fuel pressure indication. A post accident inspection of the acft disclosed no mechanical failure/malfunction. The right main fuel tank contained 6 1/2 inches of fuel & the left main tank contained 1 1/4 inches of fuel (main tanks placarded 19 gal capacity). Both the left & right aux tanks were empty.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7315V
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30164
- Airframe hours
- 1,530
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bernie Huensch
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Washington Is, WI
- Destination
- SBM · Sheboygan, WI
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OSH, 10 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 N7315V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.