# NTSB NYC76AN100: Bellanca 17-30A, N8817, Sewickley, PA, May 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1976
- Place: Sewickley, PA · SEWICKLEY, PA
- Location: 40.5397° N, 80.1789° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sewickley, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5397&lon=-80.1789&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154851
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76AN100
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN100

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2015  76/5/26    SEWICKLEY,PA        BELLANCA 17-30A     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1043                    N8817               PX-  0  1  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - G.PITTSBURGH INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELKHART,IN                  HARRISBURG,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- MAIN FUEL VALVE SELECT HANDLE P/N191727 NOT SECURED TO FUEL VALVE.RIVET,WASHER & PIN NOT FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8817 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: G.Pittsburgh Intl

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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