Bellanca 17 30A N9741E
25 February 2014 · Santa Rosa, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 February 2014 at about 17:00 local time, a Bellanca 17 30A registered N9741E, operated by Michael T Fishburn, was involved in an accident near Santa Rosa, New Mexico, 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 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Rosa, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Santa Rosa Route 66 (SXU)
- Coordinates
- 34.9208, -104.3406
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 17 30A
- Registration
- N9741E
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1977
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Michael T Fishburn
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Edgewood → Plainview
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- Unk
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN14CA151
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's mismanagement of the available fuel supply which resulted in a loss of engine power and subsequent emergency landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was cruising at 8,500 feet when the engine experienced a partial loss of power. The pilot switched the fuel selector from the auxiliary tank to the left main fuel tank. During the transition, the engine experienced another loss of power. The pilot was unable to restore the power so he shut down the engine and made a forced landing on a road. During the landing roll, the airplane veered off the right side of the road and struck a post, which resulted in substantial damage to both wings. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation and that he exhausted the entire fuel supply in the auxiliary fuel tank. An examination of the wreckage by the responding Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the auxiliary tank did not contain any fuel. The right and left fuel tanks contained 4.5 and 20 gallons respectively. It is likely that the loss of engine power was a result of the brief fuel starvation during the transition from the empty auxiliary tank.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 2014 | Bellanca 17 30A | Sweetwater, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 30 Nov 2014 | Bellanca 17-30A | Boonville, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 1 Jan 2014 | Bellanca 17-30A | Alabaster, Alabama, United States | Elom Anthony W | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 2014 | Bellanca 17-30A | Albany, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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