Bellanca 14-19-2 N7653B

Summary

On 24 August 2008 at about 15:30 local time, a Bellanca 14-19-2 registered N7653B was involved in an accident near Keller, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 August 2008 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Keller, Texas, United States

Coordinates

32.9667, -97.2753

Aircraft

Bellanca 14-19-2

Registration

N7653B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Keller → Duncan

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW08CA214

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane which resulted in an attempted takeoff without fuel present in the selected fuel tank.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the takeoff roll, the airplane experienced a loss of engine power. The private pilot aborted the takeoff, locked up the brakes, and the airplane departed the left side of the runway. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot and passenger were able to egress unassisted. After the accident, the pilot checked the selected left fuel tank, and found the tank to be empty. The fuel tanks had been previously filled, the airplane was flown seven days prior, and the pilot expected the left tank to be full. The pilot reported that the fuel must have been stolen prior to his flight. In addition, the pilot reported that the accident could have been prevented if he had visually confirmed that fuel was present in the left tank.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.