# NTSB Accident ATL97LA045
> **Bellanca 17-30** · 1997-03-05 · AIKENS, SC, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL97LA045
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07485
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-03-05
- **Location:** AIKENS, SC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.539676, -81.719665
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bellanca
- **Model:** 17-30
- **Registration:** N7312V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

excessive wear of the fuel metering unit/shaft, which resulted in a fuel leak and premature exhaustion of the fuel supply.

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