Bellanca 17-30A accident near Albany, OH
On April 5, 2014, a Bellanca 17-30A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Albany, OH. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- April 5, 2014
- Place
- Albany, OH
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 17-30A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 39.212°N, 82.243°W
- NTSB ID
- 20140406X02952
Official records · CEN14FA185
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Communication Summary - Fire Chief Waren Keirns: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Communication Summary - Leslie Nicholson: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Communication Summary - Becky Sheets: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn April 5, 2014, about 1830 eastern daylight time, a Bellanca 17-30A airplane, N8259R, impacted trees and terrain while on approach to runway 7 at the Ohio University Airport-Snyder Field (UNI), near Albany, Ohio. The airline transport rated pilot was fatally injured. The airplane sustained substantial wing and fuselage damage. The flight was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Day visual flight rules (VFR) conditions prevailed for the flight, which did not operate on a flight plan. The flight originated from the Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI), near Blountville, Tennessee about 1715, and was destined for UNI. The pilot was flying the airplane to its based location following a cross-country flight. Fueling service receipts showed and witnesses at TRI reported that about 1500 the airplane was serviced with 36 gallons of aviation gasoline (avgas), which complied with the pilot's request to "top all tanks." A witness said that the pilot observed the fuel service and rechecked the securing of the airplane's filler neck caps. Flight service had no record of a pilot representing N8259R requesting a weather briefing or filing a flight plan in reference to the flight. The pilot used VFR flight following services from air traffic control (ATC) during the flight to UNI. According to information from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), about 12 miles from UNI, the pilot reported to the Huntington, West Virginia, ATC approach controller that he had UNI in sight. The ATC c
Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of airplane control during the approach to 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.
