FTW82FQA09

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 17-31A · Farmington, NM · November 10, 1981

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
November 10, 1981
Place
Farmington, NM · FARMINGTON, NM
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N93615Bellanca 17-31A
Status
Completed · report January 4, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19811110073139A
Case key
123261

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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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3-2547  81/11/10   FARMINGTON,NM       BELLANCA 17-31A     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 1400
        TIME - 1315                    N93615              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 83 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARMINGTON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARMINGTON,NM               ALBUQUERQUE,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LIGHT AND VARIABLE
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LOST PWR AFT DEPG RWY 25.CRASHED,RWY 5.ELEV 5503FT.ACFT SAT 2WKS,TNKS 1/2 FULL,TEMP BTN 0 & 60DEG.

Aircraft

Registration
N93615
Reported as
Bellanca 17-31A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Farmington Muni

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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