- Date
- November 11, 1983, 16:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Moore, OK
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7337VBellanca 17-30
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831111057149A
- Case key
- 21202
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft crashed during a forced landing after the engine quit. The acft had a prior forced landing and the fuel pump was suspect. Post accident investigation showed that only one safety pin was installed in the fuel selector shaft allowing excessive free play. Also the gascolator had a leaking gasket which allowed air into the system to cause stoppage. During the last annual inspection 2 months before the accident the leaking gasket was discovered but the ownerdid not replace it because he was unable to find one.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7337V
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30196
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bryan L. Walker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 30, 1983 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- 20K3 · Moore, OK
- Destination
- OUN · Norman, OK
- Airport
- 20K3 · 12th Street, runway 17, 3,620 × 100 ft, gravel
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 796 total · 28 in this make and model · 9 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 135° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 21 °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.
Other investigations on N7337V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.