Bellanca 1730 accident near Henderson, KY

On April 23, 2019, a Bellanca 1730 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Henderson, KY. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.

Date

April 23, 2019

Place

Henderson, KY

Aircraft

Bellanca 1730 · Airplane

Injuries

2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Substantial

Position

37.807°N, 87.684°W

NTSB ID

20190424X95940

Official records · ERA19FA155

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn April 23, 2019, at 2203 central daylight time, a Bellanca 17-30A, N9693E, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident in Henderson, Kentucky. The student pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the airplane owner, the airplane was for sale and the student pilot was interested in purchasing it and had flown the airplane earlier in the day with a flight instructor. According to the student pilot's logbook, that flight was from Mid-Carolina Regional Airport (RUQ), Salisbury, North Carolina, to Spartanburg Memorial Airport (SPA), Spartanburg, South Carolina, and back to RUQ. The flight time was logged as 1.4 hours. Fuel records indicated the airplane was fueled at RUQ twice on day of the accident. The first was at 1124 eastern daylight time with 16 gallons. The second was at 1846 eastern daylight time with 52 gallons. According to the airport manager at RUQ, a video recording showed the airplane depart RUQ at 1905 eastern daylight time, which was about 1 hour before sunset. The owner reported that the student pilot flew the airplane on the accident flight without his permission. A review of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) radar data revealed a track consistent with the accident airplane approaching Henderson City-County Airport (EHR), Henderson, Kentucky, from the southeast about 2145. The airplane flew a 270° left turn around the airport to a left downwind traffic pattern leg for runway 27. At 2151, the airplane was on a 1/2-mi

Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack at a low altitude, in the airport traffic pattern, following a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's decision to attempt the night cross-country flight, his lack of overall and specific operational exp

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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.