# NTSB Accident ATL98LA070
> **Bellanca BL-17-30A** · 1998-05-01 · BREWTON, AL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL98LA070
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09986
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-05-01
- **Location:** BREWTON, AL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.110746, -87.070259
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bellanca
- **Model:** BL-17-30A
- **Registration:** N6645V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Improper maintenance procedures used to overhaul the engine, which led to the crankshaft failure.  Contributing to the severity of the accident was the fence.

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