# NTSB Accident WPR17LA072
> **BELLANCA 17-30A** · 2017-03-01 · Carson City, NV, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR17LA072
- **Event ID:** 20170302X20302
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-03-01
- **Location:** Carson City, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.192222, -119.73278
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELLANCA
- **Model:** 17-30A
- **Registration:** N39894
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A total loss of engine power due to internal corrosion of the fuel manifold valve. Also causal was the pilot's decision to return to the runway following the loss of engine power shortly after takeoff, and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during the turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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