# NTSB FTW71FQG61: Bellanca 31A, N8818V, Plainview, TX, March 5, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1971
- Place: Plainview, TX · PLAINVIEW, TX
- Location: 34.1911° N, 101.7235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainview, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1911&lon=-101.7235&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160243
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FQG61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FQG61

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0223   71/3/5  NR.PLAINVIEW,TEX      BELLANCA 31A        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 18, 550
        TIME - 2015                    N8818V              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALEXANDRIA,MINN            PLAINVIEW,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: INCORRECT FACTORY INSTALLATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL INJECTION LINE TO NR 6 CYL FAILED.ACFT CAUGHT FIRE.HIT BANK ON LDG.7 HRS TOTAL TIME ON ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8818V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8818V-1971-05-05), registration cancelled 1971-05-05, S/N 32-38 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 31A
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-31A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31a) (registry code 1220435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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.

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