Bellanca 17-30 N4772V
27 May 1984 · Irvine, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 May 1984 at about 22:45 local time, a Bellanca 17-30 registered N4772V, operated by Richard Hawkins, was involved in an accident near Irvine, California, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Irvine, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 17-30
- Registration
- N4772V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Richard Hawkins
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Borrego Springs → Santa Ana
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX84LA317
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
THE PLT STATED THAT WHILE IN CRUISE FLT AT 1200 FT MSL THE ENG POWER WENT TO IDLE, HE SWITCHED TANKS, TURNED ON THE BOOST PUMP, PLACED THE MIXTURE IN THE RICH POSITION BUT TO NO AVAIL. POST CRASH EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE FUEL BOOST PUMP DID NOT OPERATE. THE PUMP WAS SUBSEQUENTLY BENCH TESTED & OPERATED OK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 1984 | Bellanca 17-31ATC | Rocksprings, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1984 | Bellanca 17-31ATC | Antigo, Wisconsin, United States | LEE V. Johnson | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1984 | Bellanca 17-31A | Palm Coast, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1984 | Bellanca 17-30 | Plainview, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1984 | Bellanca 17-30A | Painter, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1984 | Bellanca 17-30 | Delavan, Wisconsin, United States | John T. Atkinson | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 1984 | Cessna 401A | San Francisco, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1984 | Eipper QUICKSILVER MX | Thousand Oaks, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1984 | Hughes 500C (369HS) | San Diego, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1984 | Cessna 180J | Hayward, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1984 | Piper PA-31T | Concord, California, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 5 Feb 1984 | Cessna 150M | Fremont, California, United States | Fremont Flying Service | No injuries | - |