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Bellanca 17-30A N39857

6 October 1987 · Newport, Vermont, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 6 October 1987 at about 12:00 local time, a Bellanca 17-30A registered N39857 was involved in an accident near Newport, Vermont, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 12:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Newport, Vermont, United States
Nearest airport
Newport State (EFK)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Bellanca 17-30A
Registration
N39857
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Turners Falls
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC88LA002

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 1 0 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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENG LOST POWER AS THE ACFT WAS CLIMBING THRU ABOUT 75' AGL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED DURING AN EMERG LANDING. AN EXAM REVEALED THE ACFT HAD A VERY LOOSELY FITTING FUEL CAP & WATER WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL LINES & SUMPS. THE PLT SAID HE HAD CHECKED THE FUEL DURING THE PREFLIGHT, BUT APPARENTLY THE SAMPLES WERE ALL WATER WHICH HE MISTOOK AS FUEL. THE ACDNT OCCURRED AFTER RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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