ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 135061
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| Date: | Saturday 17 February 2007 |
| Time: | 13:50 |
| Type: |  Bellanca 17-30A Super Viking 300A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6641V |
| MSN: | 30313 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2650 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental 520-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fountain, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Tallahassee, FL (68J) |
| Fairhope, AL (4R4) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane experienced an electrical short and total loss of engine power during cruise flight. Examination of the wreckage revealed that the airplane's left engine exhaust muffler fractured resulting in an exhaust leak. The nacelle electrical wiring run was proximate to the leak, resulting in a nose landing gear indication discrepancy and the magneto "P" leads to ground out. The total loss of engine power forced an off airport landing into trees. The inspection procedures in the Airworthiness Directive for the exhaust system were inadequate to detect the crack in the aft section of the muffler.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power due to a cracked engine exhaust muffler. Contributing to the accident were the inadequate inspection procedures of the muffler system and the routing of the "P" leads wiring for the magnetos.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20070223X00216&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 04-Dec-2017 18:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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