MIA71FLT18

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 17-30 · New Albany, MS · June 22, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 22, 1971
Place
New Albany, MS · NEW ALBANY, MS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N7354VBellanca 17-30
Status
Completed · report March 2, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162356

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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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3-2478  71/6/22    NEW ALBANY,MISS     BELLANCA 17-30      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 1460
        TIME - 1600                    N7354V              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STEELE,MO                   NEW ALBANY,MISS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LNDD IN COTTON FLD TO PICK UP PAX,DID NOT SHUT DOWN.MIXT,PROP CTLS STILL IN CRUISE PSNS,LEAN.

Aircraft

Registration
N7354V
Reported as
Bellanca 17-30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.