- Date
- October 8, 1988, 17:36 local (23:36 UTC)
- Place
- Pueblo, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N102ECBellanca 8KCAB
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881008048409A
- Case key
- 17627
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The commercial plt & his pvt plt wife were flying x-country on vacation. While en route, the eng began running rough & lost power. Drg an emergency dscnt, the plt restarted the eng & initiated a climb to select a better lndg site, but the eng lost power again. Efforts to restart the eng a 2nd time failed. An emergency lndg was made to the west on a gravel road with a gusty x-wind from the north. The plt rprtd that drg the lndg roll, he lost directional control & the plane went off the right side of the road. Subsequently, it crossed a ditch & was damaged. Drg a post acdnt inspn, no fuel wasfound in the right tank & less than 2 quarts was remaining in the left tank. Drg an opnl check of the eng, it started & ran normally.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N102EC
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 372-78
- Airframe hours
- 819
- Engine
- Lycoming AEIO-360-H1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Clark Aviation
- Registered owner
- Rittenhouse, Kenneth P. Sr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 16, 1988 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- GCK · Garden City, KS
- Destination
- OV2 · Salida, CO
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial, Foreign, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 8,850 total · 150 in this make and model · 7,650 as pilot in command · 190 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 12 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 65 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.