- Date
- May 15, 1971
- Place
- Fresno, CA · FRESNO, CA
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7661BBellanca 14-19
- Status
- Completed · report January 12, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161526
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1652 71/5/15 FRESNO,CALIF BELLANCA 14-19 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 852 TIME - 1615 N7661B PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHANDLER FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WATSONVILLE,CALIF FRESNO,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ON AUX TANK WHEN ENG QUIT.AUX TANK EMPTY,R MAIN 1/2 FULL,L MAIN FULL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7661B
- Reported as
- Bellanca 14-19
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chandler Field
N7661BRegistered now · Downer BELLANCA 14-19-2Airframe modelDowner BELLANCA 14-19-2Engine modelContinental O-470 series
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