Bellanca 17-30A N28140
24 July 1988 · Daytona Beach, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 24 July 1988 at about 18:10 local time, a Bellanca 17-30A registered N28140 was involved in an accident near Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 17-30A
- Registration
- N28140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Daytona Beach → Gatlinburg
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA88FA234
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
THE ACFT DEPARTED SPRUCE CREEK ARPT AND APRX 2 MINUTES LATER LOST POWER AND CRASHED INTO TREES JUST WEST OF THE VOLUSIA COUNTY LANDFILL APRX 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE DAYTONA BEACH REGIONAL ARPT. POSTCRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THE DRAIN LINE ON AN OIL SEPARATOR KIT RECENTLY INSTALLED WAS ADAPTED INADVERTANTLY TO A PRESSURE PORT ON THE ENGINE CASE INSTEAD OF A SUCTION PORT. THIS DIVERTED THE ENGINE OIL OVERBOARD THROUGH THE OIL SEPARATOR VENT TUBE, STARVING THE ENGINE OF OIL. THE ENGINE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE WITH EVIDENCE OF SEIZURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bellanca 17 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 1988 | Bellanca 17-30A | Clearwater, Florida, United States | Brennan Assoc., Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Jan 1988 | Bellanca 17-30A | Borger, Texas, United States | J & W Operating Co. | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1988 | Bellanca 17-30 | Barron, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1988 | Bellanca 17-30A | Springerville, Arizona, United States | R C Hanson & Assoc AIA | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1988 | Bellanca 17-30 | Martelle, Iowa, United States | Pick, Alfred | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1988 | Bellanca 17-30A | Wautoma, Wisconsin, United States | Ronald R. Campbell | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 1988 | Cessna 172N | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | Citrus Grove Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1988 | Beechcraft A-23 | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| 25 May 1988 | Cessna 172K | Lake City, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 3 Jun 1988 | Cessna 172N | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Miller Aircraft, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |