Bellanca 17-30A N8249R

Summary

On 9 June 2002 at about 13:35 local time, a Bellanca 17-30A registered N8249R was involved in an accident near Fallon, Nevada, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 June 2002 at 13:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Fallon, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

Fallon Municipal Airport (FLX)

Coordinates

39.4994, -118.7489

Aircraft

Bellanca 17-30A

Registration

N8249R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fallon → Lake Havasu

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX02LA190

1 person was seriously injured.

the pilot's failure to attain an adequate takeoff airspeed, which resulted in a stall/mush. The high gross weight and density altitude were contributing factors.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane settled into the ground on a taxiway during the takeoff initial climb. After the pilot raised the flaps during takeoff, the airplane did not seem to climb. He lowered the nose to gain airspeed; however, due to his proximity to the ground, he had to raise the nose again to reestablish a climb. He repeated the cycle of raising and lowering the nose as he turned back to the airfield. The stall warning horn was sounding during this sequence. The airplane touched down hard on the taxiway, continued through a median, crossed over the runway, and came to rest in the sand. The airplane departed with full fuel and was at or near gross weight. The density altitude was 4,647 feet msl.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.