Bellanca 17-30A N93533
22 June 1985 · College Park, Maryland, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 22 June 1985 at about 00:48 local time, a Bellanca 17-30A registered N93533, operated by William D. Breneman, was involved in an accident near College Park, Maryland, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:48
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- College Park, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- College Park (CGS)
- Coordinates
- 38.9894, -76.9306
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 17-30A
- Registration
- N93533
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- William D. Breneman
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- BFO85FA051
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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
BFR FLT, THE PLT OBTAINED FUEL SAMPLES THRU THE REMOTELY OPERATED GASCOLATOR, BUT DETECTED NO WATER. NO SAMPLES COULD BEDRAWN DIRECTLY FM THE WING OR FUSELAGE TANKS SINCE THEY HAD NO QUICK DRAINS INSTALLED. A PWR LOSS OCCURRED DRG TAKEOFF AT 50 TO 100 FT AGL. THE PLT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS (FROM L TO R MAIN) & ENGAGED THE BOOST PUMP. ENG PWR RETURNED AS THE ACFT STRUCK UTILITY LINES NEAR THE END OF THE RWY. THE ACFT THEN CRASHED & HIT A FENCE BFR COMING TO REST. A SIMILAR PWRLOSS OCCURRED APRX 3 WKS EARLIER. MAINT PSNL FOUND A LOOSE L TANK FUEL CAP WHICH COULD HAVE ALLOWED WATER TO LEAK INTO THIS TANK. A MECHANIC ADJUSTED THE FUEL CAP FOR A TIGHT FIT. THE ACFT WAS THEN FLOWN TWICE, PRIOR TO THE ACDNT, WITH NO EVIDENCE OF WATER IN THE FUEL OR OTHER DISCREPANCIES. HOWEVER, AFTER THE ACDNT, DIRECT ACCESS TO THE L MAIN TANK REVEALED THE PRESENCE OF WATER WHICH WAS COLORED PINK. PINK STAINS WERE ALSO PRESENT ON THE TANK WALL ABOVE THE AFT FUEL OUTLET PORT. THE OUTLET PORTS OF THE INTERCONNECTED MAIN TANK CELLS WERE 3/8 TO 1/2 INCH ABOVE THE TANK BOTTOMS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 1985 | Bellanca 17-30A | Coushatta, Louisiana, United States | Green Horton | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1985 | Bellanca 17-30A | Taos, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1985 | Bellanca 17-30A | Marshall, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1985 | Bellanca 17-30 | San Andreas, California, United States | Viking, Ltd. | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1985 | Bellanca 17-30A | Camden, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1985 | Bellanca 17-30A | Burlington, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1985 | Cessna 152-II | Ocean City, Maryland, United States | Squadron Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1985 | Bellanca 7-ECA CITABRIA | Annapolis, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1985 | Cessna U206F | Piney Point, Maryland, United States | Richard L Newman | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1985 | Mooney M20E | Mitchellville, Maryland, United States | George Kalman | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1985 | Cirrus STANDARD CIRRUS | Woodbine, Maryland, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 May 1985 | Cessna 152 | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |