HOMER, LA, USA
N14779
BELLANCA 17-30A
DURING AN IFR FLIGHT AT 5000 FT MSL, THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTORE POWER, BUT EVENTUALLY, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO WINDMILL WITH NO APPARENT THRUST. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, THE PILOT DESCENDED THROUGH A CLOUD LAYER AND BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS OVER A WOODED AREA AT ABOUT 300 FT AGL. HE ATTEMPTED TO GLIDE TO AN OPEN AREA, BUT COLLIDED WITH TREES, IMPACTED ON A HARD SURFACED ROAD, AND BOUNCED OVER A FENCE AND INTO A PASTURE. THE PILOT EGRESSED WITH INJURIES TO HIS FACE AND BURNS ON HIS LEFT ARM; HOWEVER, THE PLANE WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. A TEARDOWN OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO PREIMPACT FAILURES.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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