- Date
- January 28, 1981
- Place
- Crosbyton, TX · CROSBYTON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7321VBellanca 17-30
- Status
- Completed · report February 18, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810128001999A
- Case key
- 127235
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0110 81/1/28 NR.CROSBYTON,TX BELLANCA 17-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 299 TIME - 1736 N7321V PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CROSBYTON MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STILLWATER,OK CROSBYTON,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DETERIORATED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- R AUX TANK SUMP DRAIN BOSS CRACKED,R MAIN TANK DRAIN SEAL CRACKED,DETERIORATED.SMALL TREES,BRUSH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7321V
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Crosbyton Muni
N7321VRegistration cancelled Jan 6, 2020 · Bellanca 17-30Airframe modelBellanca 17-30Engine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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