# NTSB IAD77FIJ04: Bellanca 17-30, N4862V, Point Pleasant, WV, January 29, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1977
- Place: Point Pleasant, WV · POINT PLEASANT, WV
- Location: 38.8502° N, 82.1320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Point Pleasant, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8502&lon=-82.1320&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157692
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FIJ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIJ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2711  77/1/29    POINT PLEASANT,WV   BELLANCA 17-30      CR-  0  1  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 376
        TIME - 1700                    N4862V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MASON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,MO              BALTIMORE,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- USE OF AUX PUMP NECESSARY WHEN SWITCHING FRM MAIN TO AUX WHEN AUX LESS THAN 1/2 FULL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4862V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4862V-2010-06-23), registration cancelled 2010-06-23, S/N 30112, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (registry code 1220432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mason County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770129008729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770129008729A), Jan 29, 1977: Blanca 1730, Point Pleasant, WV, Substantial damage. Use of aux pump necessary when switching frm main to aux when aux less than 1/2 full.

## Other investigations on N4862V (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD79FID14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID14), Apr 30, 1979: Bellanca 17-30 (N4862V), Quinton, VA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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