- Date
- July 1, 1973
- Place
- Linden, NJ · LINDEN, NJ
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6672VBellanca 17-30
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730701020359A
- Case key
- 189731
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1646 73/7/1 LINDEN,NJ BELLANCA 17-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 6300 TIME - 1730 N6672V PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 725 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LINDEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KUTZTOWN,PA LINDEN,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- TURN BASE ENG QUIT R TANK.SWITCHED TANKS PUMP HI DID NOT RESTART.R TANK EMPTY.AD 72-13-3 NOT C/W.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6672V
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Linden
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.