Bellanca down near Everett, WA

[Ghery]

http://www.komotv.com/news/15137701.html

Pilot appears to be OK, plane isn't as well off.

N-number : N8794V
Aircraft Serial Number : 30320
Aircraft Manufacturer : BELLANCA
Model : 17-30A
Engine Manufacturer : CONT MOTOR
Model : IO 520 SERIES
Aircraft Year : 1970
Owner Name : FOSHEE PHILLIP D JR
Owner Address : 19109 173RD AVE NE
WOODINVILLE, WA, 98072-6610
Type of Owner : Individual
Registration Date : 08-Nov-2003
Airworthiness Certificate Type : Standard
Approved Operations : Normal

 

[Shipoke]

See Dat Dem Dar Planes R Dangerous
Day fall out da sky all da time.
FLY SAFE ALL
Dave G

 

[Let'sgoflying!]

See the picture? Slammed into the ground upside down but he walked away.
I have been told many times that steel tubing fuse is almost invincible.

 

[Tom-D]

See the picture? Slammed into the ground upside down but he walked away.
I have been told many times that steel tubing fuse is almost invincible.

He got tangled up in the wires and ripped the wing right off. Then hit the ground hard enough to brake the crankshaft, and separarte the prop from the aircraft. And then rolled over.

 

[stingray]

He got tangled up in the wires and ripped the wing right off. Then hit the ground hard enough to brake the crankshaft, and separarte the prop from the aircraft. And then rolled over.

Most of the wings look intact. Maybe just the tips were ripped off. The Bellanca front frame is basically a roll cage.

Dan

 

[Tom-D]

Most of the wings look intact. Maybe just the tips were ripped off. The Bellanca front frame is basically a roll cage.

Dan

The picture in post #1 the right wing is totally missing. the 3 minute spot on the Local tube showed the wing and wires and the prop lying in thre street.

To quote the reporter

"The pilot, of Woodinville, was headed north and attempting to land the 1972 Bellanca Viking plane at the airport when he ran into trouble. The two-seat, propeller-driven plane lost its right wing when it clipped some power lines, cutting power to nearby businesses.

The aircraft landed upside down in a roadway below, about a mile short of Paine Field. "

 

[Ghery]

The picture in post #1 the right wing is totally missing. the 3 minute spot on the Local tube showed the wing and wires and the prop lying in thre street.

To quote the reporter

"The pilot, of Woodinville, was headed north and attempting to land the 1972 Bellanca Viking plane at the airport when he ran into trouble. The two-seat, propeller-driven plane lost its right wing when it clipped some power lines, cutting power to nearby businesses.

The aircraft landed upside down in a roadway below, about a mile short of Paine Field. "

And the registration database (from Landings) says 1970. Oh well... Probably not important.

I'll be looking forward to the NTSB report.

 

[stingray]

The picture in post #1 the right wing is totally missing. the 3 minute spot on the Local tube showed the wing and wires and the prop lying in thre street.

To quote the reporter

"The pilot, of Woodinville, was headed north and attempting to land the 1972 Bellanca Viking plane at the airport when he ran into trouble. The two-seat, propeller-driven plane lost its right wing when it clipped some power lines, cutting power to nearby businesses.

The aircraft landed upside down in a roadway below, about a mile short of Paine Field. "

I must be looking at the wrong picture, The landing gear is attached and you can see most of the rest of the wing. From the Flap out looks like it is gone. If the whole wing was missing the landing gear would not be there.

Dan

 

[Tom-D]

I must be looking at the wrong picture, The landing gear is attached and you can see most of the rest of the wing. From the Flap out looks like it is gone. If the whole wing was missing the landing gear would not be there.

Dan

The right wing is missing from the gear outboard, that's most of it to me.

See the picture below the outer wing starts at the gear, the gear is attached to the center wing section.

The picture you are looking at shows the aircraft upside down. the wing toward the fire truck is the left wing, the wing/gear nearest the people is the right wing, it's mostly gone.

 

[TangoWhiskey]

Better pictures show most of the right wing missing:

 

[Tom-D]

If this accident doesn't make a believer out anyone not using shoulder harness it should..

That aircraft took one hell of a beating and the pilot survived with only cuts and bruises. He spent the night in the hospital because of a hit to the head, which shoulder harness prevent.

 

[SCCutler]

And notice how the entire passenger compartment is, essentially, intact. Stout, stout, stout.

You can endure a pretty significant G-load, as long you don't get crushed by something!

 

[stingray]

Your right that must be just the flap hanging in the picture.

It's a wonder the engine didn't hit him in the head. Looks like it came completely out.

Dan

 

[stingray]

The right wing is missing from the gear outboard, that's most of it to me.

See the picture below the outer wing starts at the gear, the gear is attached to the center wing section.

The picture you are looking at shows the aircraft upside down. the wing toward the fire truck is the left wing, the wing/gear nearest the people is the right wing, it's mostly gone.

That's what it looks like but the Bellanca does not have a center wing section. The wing attaches to the fuselage side with a front and rear spar and the gear is attached to the front spar. In the other picture I can see the wing gone. I think I was seeing the flap hanging past the gear.

Dan