- Date
- August 21, 1985, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Coushatta, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4026BBellanca 17-30A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850821039899A
- Case key
- 21834
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Acft experienced a complete engine failure shortly after takeoff while at an altitude of approx 500' AGL. It was substantially damaged when it ran thru 2 fences during the ensuing forced landing. Investigation revealed that the eng fuel pump ejector nozzle had an 80% blockage from foreign material that appeared to be rust. Restriction would cause the pump to over-pressurize and cavitate.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4026B
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-30A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-30728
- Airframe hours
- 1,534
- Engine
- Continental IO 520-K1A, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Green Horton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 25, 1985 · 50 hours before
- Destination
- DAL · Dallas, TX
- Airport
- OR7 · Red River, runway 35, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
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
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 202 total · 75 in this make and model · 1 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 93 °F, dew point 72 °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.