# Accident 20000526005039A: Bellanca 17-30A, Taylor, MO, May 26, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2000, 21:00 local time
- Place: Taylor, MO
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 39.9309° N, 91.5194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9309&lon=-91.5194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N136EL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N136EL-2000-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000526005039A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.19) ON MAY 26, 2000, AT 2100 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BELLANCA 17-30A, N136EL, OWNED AND PILOTED BY A NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT WITH A SOYBEAN FIELD DURING AN APPROACH TO HAERR FIELD (K04), TAYLOR, MISSOURI. NIGHT INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE ORLANDO SANFORD AIRPORT, ORLANDO, FLORIDA, AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, EN ROUTE TO K04. (-23) NO NARRATIVE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI00FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA145), May 27, 2000: Bellanca 17-30A (N136EL), Taylor, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: flight into known adverse weather conditions and the altitude/clearance not maintained by the pilot. An additional cause was the improper in-flight planning/decision by the pilot. Contributing…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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