Bellanca 17-30 N6656V

Summary

On 23 June 1982 at about 21:20 local time, a Bellanca 17-30 registered N6656V, operated by John M. Lindhorst, was involved in an accident near Columbia, Missouri, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 June 1982 at 21:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Columbia, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

38.9510, -92.3204

Aircraft

Bellanca 17-30

Registration

N6656V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

John M. Lindhorst

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kansas City → St. Louis

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC82FA110

2 people were seriously injured.

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

THE PLT STATED HE DID NOT REFUEL OR VISUALLY VERIFY FUEL QUANTITY PRIOR TO DEPARTING KANSAS CITY. THE FLT TO ST. LOUIS WAS ON THE LEFT TANK. AS THE ACFT APPROACHED THE COLUMBIA, MO VOR AT AN ALTITUDE OF 3000 FT MSL THE ENG FAILED. THE PILOT STATED HE ESTABLISHED A GLIDE, CHANGED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE RIGHT TANK, FUSELAGE TANK, LEFT TANK, THEN RIGHT TANK. DURING THIS TIME HE WAS REQUIRED TO HOLD THE ELECT FUEL PUMP TO THE ON POSITION. THIS SWITCH IS SPRING LOADED TO THE OFF POSITION. HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENG & SELECTED A GOLF COURSE FOR LANDING. HE TURNED DURING HIS APPROACH TO AVOID GOLFERS ON THE FAIRWAY & CRASHED ON A PAVED STREET. THE LEFT & FUSELAGE TANKS WERE EMPTY. THE RIGHT TANK CONTAINED ABOUT 4-5 INCHES OF FUEL. THE LEFT FUEL TANK QUANTITY SENDING UNIT WAS FOUND ERRATIC, PRODUCING AN INFINITE THEN ZERO RESISTANCE THROUGH ITS TRAVEL FROM FULL TO EMPTY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.