ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357321
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| Date: | Thursday 30 May 1996 |
| Time: | 20:10 LT |
| Type: |  Bellanca 17-30A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N14765 |
| MSN: | 74-30625 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1706 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | New Market, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (8W2) |
| Hummel, VA (W75) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot smelled electrical smoke in the cockpit shortly after takeoff and turned back the departure airport. Shortly after they turned back, the engine lost power, and the pilot made a forced landing in a field. Examination of the aircraft revealed that the left exhaust tailpipe had separated from the muffler and that the insulation around the electrical wire bundle which passed through the firewall was melted. The wire bundle supplied power to the cockpit instruments and ignition system which included the ground leads for the magnetos. The pilot stated that he believed that the hot exhaust melted the insulation from the electrical wire bundle, the ground leads to the magnetos shorted, resulting in the loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: a loss of engine power as a result of the failure of the left exhaust tailpipe and led to a shorted ignition system. A related factor was the unsuitable terrain in which the aircraft landed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD96LA087
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 16:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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