Bellanca 17-30A N399AC

Summary

On 5 July 1988 at about 10:05 local time, a Bellanca 17-30A registered N399AC, operated by Brennan Assoc., Inc., was involved in an accident near Clearwater, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 July 1988 at 10:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Clearwater, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Clearwater Executive

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bellanca 17-30A

Registration

N399AC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Brennan Assoc., Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Clearwater → Atlanta

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA88FA214

1 person died.

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 PRIVATE PILOT EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE ON TAKEOFF ROLL AND CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF. AFTER LIFTOFF THE ENGINE FAILED AND HE CRASHED INTO A RESIDENCE. THE ENGINE FUEL CONTROL AND FUEL DIVIDER BLOCK WERE FOUND TO HAVE WATER, RUST AND SAND IN THEM. THE PILOT HAD BEEN TOLD TO HAVE THE FUEL CONTROL AND INJECTION SYSTEM REBUILT 6 DAYS EARLIER WHEN WATER AND SAND WERE FOUND IN THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS AND WAS FLUSHED OUT BY A MECHANIC. AT THAT TIME THE PILOT STATED THAT IF IT CAUSED HIM ANY FUTURE PROBLEMS HE WOULD HAVE THE WORK DONE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.