DEN75DTE05

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca CH300 · Eads, CO · July 13, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 13, 1974
Place
Eads, CO · EADS, CO
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N14751Bellanca CH300
Status
Completed · report September 19, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740713026729A
Case key
130133

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2425  74/7/13  NR.EADS,COLO          BELLANCA CH300      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 218
        TIME - 1745                    N14751              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HIGGINS,TEX                EADS,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- RAN OUT OF FUEL IN ONE TANK,FAILED TO SWITCH TANKS.FORCED LNDG IN ROUGH TERRAIN

Aircraft

Registration
N14751
Reported as
Bellanca CH300
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.