Bellanca 17-30A N222EG

Summary

On 7 January 2013 at about 20:12 local time, a Bellanca 17-30A registered N222EG, operated by RAM, Inc., was involved in an accident near Antlers, Oklahoma, 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

7 January 2013 at 20:12

Classification

Accident

Location

Antlers, Oklahoma, United States

Coordinates

34.2311, -95.6208

Aircraft

Bellanca 17-30A

Registration

N222EG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

RAM, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

McAlester → Georgetown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13LA132

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a total 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 airplane experienced a total loss of engine power about 17 minutes into the cross-country flight. The pilot stated that he performed a forced landing into a small field and that the nose and left main landing gear collapsed during the landing roll. An on-site examination revealed that the left wing fuel tank and fuselage-auxiliary fuel tank were full of fuel but that the right wing fuel tank was empty. The empty right wing fuel tank appeared to be undamaged, and no evidence of a fuel leak was found. The cockpit fuel gauges confirmed the observed fuel load distribution. The fuel tank selector valve was found in the right wing fuel tank position. The lack of usable fuel in the undamaged right wing tank and the fuel tank selector valve's position indicate that the loss of engine power was likely due to fuel starvation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.