Bellanca 31A N8818V
5 March 1971 · Plainview, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 March 1971 at about 20:15 local time, a Bellanca 31A registered N8818V, operated by Miller Flying, was involved in an accident during in flight near Plainview, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Plainview, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 31A
- Registration
- N8818V
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Miller Flying
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Alexandria, Minn → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0223
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FUEL INJECTION LINE TO NR 6 CYL FAILED.ACFT CAUGHT FIRE.HIT BANK ON LDG.7 HRS TOTAL TIME ON ACFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bellanca 31 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr 1972 | Bellanca 31ATC | Farmville, North Carolina, United States | Jack R.maness | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |