Bellanca 17-30 N7314V

Summary

On 3 February 1984 at about 20:17 local time, a Bellanca 17-30 registered N7314V was involved in an accident near Kansas City, Kansas, United States. 3 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 February 1984 at 20:17

Classification

Accident

Location

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Fairfax

Coordinates

39.1508, -94.6097

Aircraft

Bellanca 17-30

Registration

N7314V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kansas City → Lawton

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC84FA069

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 ACFT CAUGHT FIRE SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PLT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND THE ACFT WAS CLEARED TO 'TAKE ANY RUNWAY OR ANY TAXIWAY.' THE PLT LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD ON THE AIRPORT. THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE MAIN SOURCE OF FIRE CENTERED AROUND A FUEL LINE EXTENDING FROM A FITTING ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE FIREWALL TO A FITTING ON THE BACK OF THE MANIFOLD PRESSURE/FUEL PRESSURE (FLOW) GAUGE. THE ALUMINUM LINE WAS MELTED AWAY BY THE FIRE BUT THE FITTINGS WERE INTACT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.