- Date
- May 9, 1982, 16:20 local (21:20 UTC)
- Place
- Hays, KS
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N501ABellanca 14-19
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820509014469A
- Case key
- 70987
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot had purchased the aircraft in Iowa and had obtained a ferry permit to fly it to his home in California. In the vicinity of Hays, Kansas, the fuel tank he was using ran dry. He switched to another tank, turned on the electric boost pump and tried to start the engine. With fuel remaining in the tank, the boost pump operating and the pilot also operating the wobble pump, he was unable to build up fuel pressure. He made a wheels-up landing in a wheat field with about 30 gallons of fuel on board. An inspection revealed no preimpact damage to the fuel system.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N501A
- Reported as
- Bellanca 14-19
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2054
- Airframe hours
- 1,200
- Engine
- Lycoming O-435A, 190 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Operator
- Ardis M. Stanger
- Registered owner
- Ardis M. Stanger
- Departed
- Wanerly, IA
- Destination
- Denver, CO
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 73
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,200 total · 11 in this make and model · 10 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 18 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RSL, 40 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N501A · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.