Bellanca 17-30A N6641V

Summary

On 17 February 2007 at about 19:50 local time, a Bellanca 17-30A registered N6641V was involved in an accident near Fountain, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 February 2007 at 19:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Fountain, Florida, United States

Coordinates

30.7567, -85.8219

Aircraft

Bellanca 17-30A

Registration

N6641V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tallahassee → Fairhope

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA07LA050

2 people were seriously injured.

A loss of engine power due to a cracked engine exhaust muffler. Contributing to the accident were the inadequate inspection procedures of the muffler system and the routing of the "P" leads wiring for the magnetos.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane experienced an electrical short and total loss of engine power during cruise flight. Examination of the wreckage revealed that the airplane's left engine exhaust muffler fractured resulting in an exhaust leak. The nacelle electrical wiring run was proximate to the leak, resulting in a nose landing gear indication discrepancy and the magneto "P" leads to ground out. The total loss of engine power forced an off airport landing into trees. The inspection procedures in the Airworthiness Directive for the exhaust system were inadequate to detect the crack in the aft section of the muffler.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.