# NTSB Accident IAD96LA087
> **Bellanca 17-30A** · 1996-05-31 · NEW MARKET, VA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD96LA087
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05799
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-05-31
- **Location:** NEW MARKET, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.639953, -78.669097
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bellanca
- **Model:** 17-30A
- **Registration:** N14765
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

a loss of engine power as a result of the failure of the left exhaust tailpipe and led to a shorted ignition system.  A related factor was the unsuitable terrain in which the aircraft landed.

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