Bellanca 17-30A accident near Houston, TX
On July 14, 2000, a Bellanca 17-30A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Houston, TX. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 14, 2000
- Place
- Houston, TX
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 17-30A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 29.770°N, 95.679°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X21450
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 13, 2000, approximately 2140 central daylight time, a Bellanca 17-30A single-engine airplane, N8263R, was destroyed when it impacted trees and terrain during a night forced landing following a loss of engine power near Houston, Texas. The airplane was registered to and operated by private individuals. The private pilot and his passenger were fatally injured. Dark night visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The cross-country flight originated from Conroe, Texas, at an unknown time. The person, who was manning the West Houston Airport's unicom reported that he received a call from the pilot of the accident airplane asking for an "airport advisory." He advised the pilot that the wind was from the south at 6 knots, and the active runway was 15, with left hand traffic. Approximately 3-5 minutes later, the pilot radioed, "West Houston we've lost power requesting emergency landing." The unicom operator asked for the pilot to repeat, at which time the pilot stated, "I have lost power and need to make an emergency landing." That was the last radio transmission the operator heard from the pilot. The pilot of a helicopter, which was inbound for landing at the West Houston Airport, stated that he heard the pilot of the accident airplane report crossing midfield entering left downwind for runway 15. When he was unable to make visual contact with the airplane, he radioed the pilot to inform him he didn't have him in sight and that he was turning on his landing l
Probable cause
the loss of engine power for an undetermined reason during maneuvering. Contributing factors were the dark night light conditions and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
