IAD76FLQ03

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 17-31 · Louisville, KY · July 13, 1975

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
July 13, 1975
Place
Louisville, KY · LOUISVILLE, KY
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N100BVBellanca 17-31
Status
Completed · report August 26, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750713022229A
Case key
149366

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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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3-1962  75/7/13    LOUISVILLE,KY       BELLANCA 17-31      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 571
        TIME - 1224                    N100BV              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 401 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWMAN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOUISVILLE,KY               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR 5 CON ROD FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N100BV
Reported as
Bellanca 17-31
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bowman Field

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.