MIA71FKQ16

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 17-31 · Brandon, MS · October 12, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 12, 1970
Place
Brandon, MS · BRANDON, MS
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7351VBellanca 17-31
Status
Completed · report July 14, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
158936

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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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3-4158  70/10/12   BRANDON,MISS        BELLANCA 17-31      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 850
        TIME - 1952                    N7351V              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 79 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEN C.THOMPSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WILMINGTON,NC               VIDALIA,LA                   BRANDON,MISS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- R MAIN TANK HAD ABOUT 7 GAL. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. CRASH LNDD SHORT OF RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N7351V
Reported as
Bellanca 17-31
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Allen C.Thompson

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.