# NTSB MKC76FER98: Bellanca 17-30, N6579W, South St.Paul, MN, September 11, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1976
- Place: South St.Paul, MN · SOUTH ST.PAUL, MN
- Location: 44.8880° N, 93.0405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South St. Paul, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8880&lon=-93.0405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 4 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155572
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FER98
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FER98

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3669  76/9/11    SOUTH ST.PAUL,MN    BELLANCA 17-30      CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 537
        TIME - 1140                    N6579W              PX-  0  3  0  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH ST PAUL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOUTH ST.PAUL,MN            ST PAUL,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ELECT FUEL BOOST PUMP INOP.AD 72-13-3 NCW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6579W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: South St Paul

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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