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Bellanca 17-30A N8794V

8 November 1984 · Ariton, Alabama, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 8 November 1984 at about 23:23 local time, a Bellanca 17-30A registered N8794V was involved in an accident near Ariton, Alabama, 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 23:23
Classification
Accident
Location
Ariton, Alabama, United States
Coordinates
31.5895, -85.7106
Aircraft
Bellanca 17-30A
Registration
N8794V
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Ft. Myers → Montgomery
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL85LA030

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

ACFT LOST PWR AND PLT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART ENGINE BY SWITCHING FUEL TANKS. POWER WAS NOT REGAINED AND FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A FIELD. PLT STATED AUX TANKS WERE FULL AND RT MAIN CONTAINED 1/2 GALLON OF FUEL. FUEL TANK SELECTED AT TIME OF POWER LOSS IS UNKNOWN. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED NO MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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