NTSB CHI84LA146 — 1984-04-01 · DELAVAN, Wisconsin, United States

Current FAA registration · N7389V

Make / Model: BELLANCA 17-30
Year of manufacture: 1969 · 15 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19690606
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A9EC6A

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N7389V Bellanca 17-30 Minor

Factual narrative

THE PLT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE WAS DESCENDING FROM 3500 FT MSL TO TRAFFIC PATTERN ALT (2000 FT MSL), HE SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR FROM THE LEFT FUEL TANK TO THE RIGHT TANK. UPON ENTERING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, HE MADE HIS PRELANDING CHECKS. WHEN HE ADVANCED THE MIXTURE, THE ENG QUIT. SUBSEQUENTLY, HE MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A MUDDY FIELD WHERE THE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS FOUND TO BE EMPTY, BUT THE RIGHT FUEL TANK HAD 12 GALS REMAINING. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_CHI84LA146.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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