ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369422
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| Date: | Monday 12 December 1988 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bellanca 17-30A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N14695 |
| MSN: | 74-30688 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1669 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Athens, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Orlando, FL (KORL) |
| Athens, GA (KAHN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING DESCENT TOWARD HIS INTENDED DESTINATION, THE PILOT NOTED A FLOATING AMMETER NEEDLE AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER HE NOTED HIS OIL PRESSURE WAS ZERO. THE ENGINE SEIZED AND HE SELECTED A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF PAVED ROAD FOR HIS FORCED LANDING. IN THE FINAL STAGES OF THE APPROACH, A SEMI TRAILER OBSTRUCTED THE ROADWAY AND HE ELECTED TO LAND IN A WHEAT FIELD ADJACENT TO THE ROADWAY. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED EVIDENCE OF LACK OF LUBRICATION AND A SEPARATION OF A CONNECTING ROD. A FAN SHAPED OIL DEPOSIT WAS FOUND ON THE INSIDE OF THE BOTTOM ENGINE COWLING UNDER THE OIL COOLER. THE COOLER HAD BEEN INSTALLED 29 HOURS PREVIOUS.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL89LA055
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 August 1982 | N14695 | Woodruff Hope Feed Ins | 0 | Browning, MT | |
sub |
| 17 October 1992 | N14695 | Classic Wings | 0 | Grand Junction, CO | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 14:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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