- Date
- March 27, 1987, 14:03 local (21:03 UTC)
- Place
- Medford, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4878VBellanca 17-30
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870327007679A
- Case key
- 40601
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
A total and sudden loss of power occurred at about 3,500 feet MSL during climb for cruise. The pilot made a 180 degree turn back to the airport. Since an undershoot was assured the pilot elected to land the aircraft on a field. During landing rollout at about 20 mph the aircraft struck a ditch. No reason for the power loss could be determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4878V
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30119
- Airframe hours
- 991
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Roger G. Burroughs
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 7, 1987
- Departed
- MFR · Medford, OR
- Destination
- LMT · Klamath Falls, OR
- Airport
- MFR · Medford
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 935 total · 17 in this make and model · 15 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.