- Date
- August 9, 1980
- Place
- Delphus, IA · DELPHUS, IA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N744FBellanca 14-13
- Status
- Completed · report September 22, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800809042999A
- Case key
- 130049
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1790 80/8/9 NR.DELPHUS,IA BELLANCA 14-13 CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 56, 2500 TIME - 1400 N744F PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP OSHKOSH,WI ST JOSEPH,MO CEDAR RAPIDS,IA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SPL FERRY PMT,3YRS SINCE ANNUAL INSP.AFTER AUX TNK EMPTY,NO FUEL PRES FM WOBBLE PUMP.DIRT,RUST,OTR
Aircraft
- Registration
- N744F
- Reported as
- Bellanca 14-13
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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