Bellanca 17-30A N93747
16 February 2013 · Morris, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 February 2013 at about 23:03 local time, a Bellanca 17-30A registered N93747, operated by Patrick R. Rhodes, was involved in an accident near Morris, Illinois, United States. 3 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.
The record
- Date
- at 23:03
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Morris, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Morris Municipal (C09)
- Coordinates
- 41.4239, -88.4186
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 17-30A
- Registration
- N93747
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Patrick R. Rhodes
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Morris → Morris
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN13LA164
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The engine lost power as the airplane was turning onto the base leg in the traffic pattern. The pilot made a forced landing on a road about 4 miles south of the airport. During the landing roll, the airplane’s right wing struck a wooden road sign. The airplane swerved to the right, went off the road, and came to a stop in a plowed field. The day before the accident flight, the pilot fueled the airplane to capacity (79 gallons total of which 75 gallons were usable) and then flew 754 miles in 5 hours 46 minutes. The airplane was not refueled before the accident flight, which lasted 18 minutes 56 seconds. A postaccident examination showed no usable fuel in either wing tank. A download of data from the airplane's engine monitoring system showed a drop in fuel flow, manifold pressure, and oil pressure, consistent with fuel flow interruption, then fuel exhaustion. Fuel calculations performed after the accident suggested that the loss of engine power was due to fuel exhaustion.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jan 2013 | Bellanca 17-30A | Antlers, Oklahoma, United States | RAM, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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| 27 Apr 2014 | Bellanca 17 30A | Sweetwater, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Sep 2014 | Bellanca 17-30A | Monroe, Georgia, United States | Bailey Jason L | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 2012 | Bellanca 17-30A | Cloverdale, California, United States | Wimmer Curt | No injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 2014 | Bellanca 17-30A | Boonville, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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