Bellanca 17-30 N6690V
19 May 1982 · Havelock, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 May 1982 at about 13:48 local time, a Bellanca 17-30 registered N6690V, operated by John E. Way, was involved in an accident near Havelock, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:48
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Havelock, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cherry Point McAs (NKT)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 17-30
- Registration
- N6690V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- John E. Way
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Beaufort → Kinston
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL82DA138
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
ABOUT EIGHT MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND REPORTED AN ENGINE FAILURE. HE DIVERTED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE AIRPORT. A GEAR-UP LANDING WAS MADE ABOUT ONE MILE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE VACUUM PUMP WAS NOT INSTALLED ON THE ENGINE AND THERE WAS NO COVER PLATE OVER THE OPENING. OIL WAS OBSERVED ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT A MECHANIC, WHO HAD REMOVED THE VACUUM PUMP, HAD ADVISED THAT THERE WOULD BE NO PROBLEMS WITH FLYING THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT THE PUMP. A TEARDOWN EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE NO. 4 CONNECTING ROD HAD FAILED. THE NO. 2 AND 3 CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS WERE BURNT OUT. THE NO. 5 AND 6 ROD BEARINGS WERE BADLY SCORED. THE ENGINE OIL PUMP WAS INTACT AND CONTAINED RESIDUAL OIL; THE PUMP GEARS APPEARED NORMAL. ABOUT 1 1/2 QUARTS OF OIL WAS FOUND IN THE ENGINE BEFORE DISASSEMBLY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 1982 | Bellanca 17-30A | Browning, Montana, United States | Woodruff Hope Feed INS | No injuries | - |
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| 14 Feb 1982 | Bellanca 17-30A | Factoryville, Pennsylvania, United States | Richard C. Post | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1982 | Bellanca 17-31ATC | Walsh, Colorado, United States | Lawrence L. Bitner | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1982 | Bellanca 17-30 | Santa Barbara, California, United States | Clamar Air | Fatal | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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