ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298352
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| Date: | Friday 26 October 2001 |
| Time: | 19:45 LT |
| Type: |  Bellanca 17-30A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N614CJ |
| MSN: | 74-30636 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2244 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520 K(1) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Clarendon, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Clarendon, TX (E34) |
| Plainview-Hale County Airport, TX (PVW/KPVW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane departed for a night cross-country flight, and while climbing through 500 feet agl, the pilot heard a popping sound, which was followed by a complete loss of engine power. The pilot turned on the fuel boost pump and attempted to restart the engine; however, he was not successful. The pilot stated that when the engine lost power the fuel selector was in the right tank position. A forced landing was then executed to an area of rough terrain south of the departure airport. The aircraft came to rest upright in a ravine. Examination of the airplane revealed the left fuel tank was empty, the right fuel tank was full, and the fuselage (header) tank contained 7 gallons of fuel. The fuel selector was found selected to the right tank position. The engine was examined and test run, and no anomalies were noted that would preclude operation of the engine. The reason for the loss of engine power was not determined.
Probable Cause: the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing factors to the accident were the dark night light conditions and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW02LA022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Oct-2022 16:59 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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