NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX91LA236
Registry · N4SH
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
RANS S-600
Year of manufacture
1994
Engine
AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20061016
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A4A987
Registrant of record
PROP AND JET AIR MUSEUM
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.
Factual narrative
A BELLANCA 17-30 WAS FORCED TO LAND AFTER A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING THE CRUISE CLIMB. THE PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER OCCURRED AFTER TAKEOFF DURING THE FUEL TO AIR MIXTURE LEANING PROCEDURE. AN OFF AIRPORT FORCED LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN COASTAL WATERS OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN JUST OUTSIDE OF THE SURF. THE AIRPLANE SANK IN SHALLOW WATER. SAND AND SALT WATER WAS INGESTED IN THE AIRPLANE'S FUSELAGE AND WINGS. THE ENGINE WAS EXAMINED BY THE FAA. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION FOUND DURING THE EXAMINATION. THE REASON FOR THE PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1991_LAX91LA236.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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