ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298790
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| Date: | Friday 30 June 2000 |
| Time: | 14:20 LT |
| Type: |  Bellanca 17-30A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8787V |
| MSN: | 30319 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3225 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ALBANY, Georgia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (KABY) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While climbing after takeoff the dual student who was flying the airplane switched fuel tanks. The engine quit. No fuel pressure or fuel flow was showing on the gauges. Attempts to restart the engine were unsuccessful and when the field that was chosen for a forced landing could not be reached, the airplane crashed into trees. Postcrash of the aircraft by an FAA inspector showed the engine fuel system did not contain any fuel. The electric fuel boost pump switch had a wire loose which prevented the pump from operating in the on position. A fuel tank had been run dry on the previous flight. The flight manual states that in the event a fuel tank has been run dry and is refueled with the selector off or on another tank position it is possible to have air in the lines. This should be eliminated by running up the engine on the noted tank before takeoff.
Probable Cause: The dual student's failure to purge the fuel lines of air after a fuel tank was run dry on the previous flight and the failure of the electric fuel boost pump on or low position due to a loose wire which resulted in failure of the engine due to air in the lines and collision with trees during a forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA00LA199
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 22:42 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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