# NTSB CHI96LA158: Bellanca 17-30, N6668V, Springfield, MO, May 12, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 11, 1996, 19:05 local (May 12, 1996, 00:05 UTC) - Place: Springfield, MO - Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2153&lon=-93.2982&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 2 serious - Status: Completed, report December 16, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 10246 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI96LA158 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/10246/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA158 ## Probable cause a total loss of power due to the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation and subsequent fuel exhaustion. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience in the airplane. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, approach - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause) - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor) - Forced landing, emergency landing - In flight collision with terrain/water, emergency landing ## Analysis The pilot stated he planned for a two hour and fifty minute flight. He said he departed on the cross country flight about 1430 and the engine stopped about 1905, two miles short of his intended destination airport. Subsequent examination of the accident airplane revealed only unusable fuel remaining in the tanks. The accident flight comprised the total time for the pilot in this type of airplane. ## Factual narrative On May 11, 1996, at 1905 central daylight time, a Bellanca 17-30, N6668V, operated by an instrument rated private pilot sustained substantial damage during a forced landing approximately one and one-half miles southeast of the Springfield Regional Airport, Springfield, Missouri. The airplane bounced on impact with the ground and came to rest in the opposite direction to travel hitting the tail. The pilot and one passenger received serious injuries. The personal 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating on an IFR flight plan; however, visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight departed Baton Rouge, Louisiana, about 1430. The pilot stated that he had planned for a two hour, fifty minute flight when he departed about 1430. The accident occurred about 1905 based on a police report. The accident flight comprised the pilot's total time in this type of airplane. Subsequent to the accident an examination of the airplane revealed only unusable fuel remaining in the three tanks. The tanks were intact after the accident. An examination of the engine revealed continuity throughout. Inspection of the oil and fuel screens found no contamination. Spark plugs, compression and magneto checks found no anomalies which could be associated with the loss of engine power. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6668V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6668V-1998-09-12), registration cancelled 1998-09-12, S/N 30043 (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 - Serial number: 30043 - Engines: Continental IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: David L. Inmon - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: BTR, BATON ROUGE, LA - Destination: SGF, MO - Flight plan: IFR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 47; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 400 total, 4 in this make and model, 400 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 340° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 3,100 ft overcast - Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 48 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: SGF, 2 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19960511010239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960511010239A), May 11, 1996: Blanca 1730, Springfield, MO, Substantial damage. Forced landed near destination airport. Fuel tanks were empty after fhr flight. Estimate time en route 21/2 hrs. ## Other investigations on N6668V (1) 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. - [NTSB FTW68D0388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0388), Nov 30, 1967: Bellanca 17-30 (N6668V), Cotulla, TX, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.