Bellanca 17-30A N1289R
9 August 2008 · Waukegan, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 August 2008 at about 16:17 local time, a Bellanca 17-30A registered N1289R was involved in an accident near Waukegan, Illinois, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 16:17
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Waukegan, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.4222, -87.8678
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 17-30A
- Registration
- N1289R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bedford → Waukegan
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI08CA247
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inability to maintain directional control of the airplane following a failure of the right brake.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated he made a normal landing, touching down on the centerline, just past the runway threshold. He stated that he applied the toe brakes to turn off onto a taxiway and discovered there was no pressure on the right brake. The pilot stated he released the brakes as the airplane began to veer off the left side of the runway. Construction was taking place on the airport taxiways and the pilot applied hard left brake to avoid hitting a construction worker and construction equipment. The airplane turned left contacting a taxiway light and an 8-inch high concrete pillar with 3-foot high pieces of steel rebar sticking up from it. The pilot stated the brakes functioned properly prior to the accident landing. Post accident inspection of the airplane revealed there was no pressure in the right brake master cylinder. The last annual inspection of the airplane was November 6, 2006.
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 | - |
| 2 Feb 2008 | Bellanca 17-30A | Mukilteo, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 2008 | Bellanca 17-30 | Clearwater, Florida, United States | Shannon Donna F | Minor 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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