Bellanca 17-30A N8794V
2 February 2008 · Mukilteo, Washington, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 February 2008 at about 20:30 local time, a Bellanca 17-30A registered N8794V was involved in an accident near Mukilteo, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mukilteo, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Paine Field (KPAE)
- Coordinates
- 47.8981, -122.2861
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 17-30A
- Registration
- N8794V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mukilteo → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA08LA068
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
Loss of engine power while on final approach for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was a power line.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While the pilot was on short-final for a touch-and-go landing, the airplane's engine lost all power. Because he was at such a low altitude, he did not have time to go through a complete restart procedure, so after switching fuel tanks, he aligned the airplane to land on a paved road that was under his approach path. While attempting to land on that road, the airplane clipped a power line and descended into the surface of the road. An inspection of the engine, fuel system, and air induction system did not reveal any system or component anomaly that would have prevented the engine from producing rated horsepower. Both the fuel tank that was selected prior to the power loss, and the fuel tank that was selected after the power loss contained sufficient fuel to maintain operation of the engine. Fuel was also found in the fuel manifold valve. The reason for the loss of power was not determined.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bellanca 17 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 2008 | Bellanca 17-30A | Sparta, Tennessee, United States | Howell J. Martin | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 2008 | Bellanca 17-30 | Clearwater, Florida, United States | Shannon Donna F | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 2008 | Bellanca 17-30A | Waukegan, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 2009 | Bellanca 17-31ATC | Bakersfield, California, United States | David N Crowe | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 2007 | Bellanca 17-30A | Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States | Kenneth Howard | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 2009 | Bellanca 17-31ATC | Roosevelt, Utah, United States | Gregory G. Page DDS | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2008 | Cessna T182T | Point Roberts, Washington, United States | David A. Smith | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 2008 | Thorp T-18 | Kent, Washington, United States | Roger Thompson | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jul 2008 | Evektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR | Arlington, Washington, United States | Northwest Aviation Center | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 2008 | Bell 206B | Cougar, Washington, United States | Northwest Helicopters | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 2008 | Cessna 172N | McMurray, Washington, United States | Brenda Lee Houston | Fatal | 3 |
| 13 Jan 2008 | Piper PA-12 | Centerville, Washington, United States | Dwayne A. Hansen | Minor injuries | - |