Bellanca 14-19 N501A

Summary

On 9 May 1982 at about 21:20 local time, a Bellanca 14-19 registered N501A, operated by Ardis M. Stanger, was involved in an accident near Hays, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 May 1982 at 21:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Hays, Kansas, United States

Coordinates

38.8705, -99.3094

Aircraft

Bellanca 14-19

Registration

N501A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Ardis M. Stanger

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wanerly → Denver

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC82DA076

1 person had minor injuries.

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 PILOT HAD PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT IN IOWA AND HAD OBTAINED A FERRY PERMIT TO FLY IT TO HIS HOME IN CALIFORNIA. IN THE VICINITY OF HAYS, KANSAS, THE FUEL TANK HE WAS USING RAN DRY. HE SWITCHED TO ANOTHER TANK, TURNED ON THE ELECTRIC BOOST PUMP AND TRIED TO START THE ENGINE. WITH FUEL REMAINING IN THE TANK, THE BOOST PUMP OPERATING AND THE PILOT ALSO OPERATING THE WOBBLE PUMP, HE WAS UNABLE TO BUILD UP FUEL PRESSURE. HE MADE A WHEELS-UP LANDING IN A WHEAT FIELD WITH ABOUT 30 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD. AN INSPECTION REVEALED NO PREIMPACT DAMAGE TO THE FUEL SYSTEM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.