Bellanca 17-30A N4024B
4 March 2005 · Eagleville, Tennessee, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 4 March 2005 at about 03:00 local time, a Bellanca 17-30A registered N4024B, operated by Joseph Trent Kendall, was involved in an accident near Eagleville, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 03:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Eagleville, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bomar Field - Shelbyville Muni (KSYI)
- Coordinates
- 35.7136, -86.5892
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 17-30A
- Registration
- N4024B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Joseph Trent Kendall
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Nashville → Shelbyville
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- ATL05CA056
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's mismanagement of the fuel supply by his failure to switch the fuel selector position , which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The flight was cruising at 3,000 feet approximately 15 nautical miles north of Bomar Field - Shelbyville Municipal Airport, Shelbyville, Tennessee, when the engine sputtered and lost power. The pilot stated he moved the fuel selector from the auxiliary fuel tank to the right main fuel tank, established glide airspeed, and reported the loss of engine power to the Nashville air traffic control tower. The pilot stated he tried to find a road or clearing for landing, but he could not distinguish the terrain in the darkness. The pilot glided the airplane toward a dark area, then turned on the landing light and immediately saw treetops. The airplane collided with the trees and the ground. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunction with the airplane. He stated he had planned to change the selected fuel tank in five or ten minutes, and he had inadvertently allowed the auxiliary tank to run out of fuel before switching to a tank containing fuel. The elevation at the accident site was approximately 830 feet.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bellanca 17 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2005 | Bellanca 17-30A | Riverside, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 2005 | Bellanca 17-30A | Houston, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 2005 | Bellanca 17-30A | Columbus, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 2006 | Bellanca 17-31 ATC | Neuwerk Island, Germany | Werner Mandel | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 May 2006 | Bellanca 17-A30 | Georgetown, Texas, United States | Daniel B. Williams | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 2004 | Bellanca 17-31ATC | Sewanee, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 2005 | Cessna 152 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | John Gibi | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 2005 | Globe GC-1B | Athens, Tennessee, United States | James Heathfield | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 2005 | Cessna T-41B | Sparta, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2005 | Flight CTSW | Rogersville, Tennessee, United States | Samual Dailey Craig | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 2005 | Cessna 172 | Crossville, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 May 2005 | Earnest JODEL D-9 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |