# Accident 20110519010119A: Bellanca 17-30A, Green River, WY, May 19, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2011, 14:30 local time
- Place: Green River, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5130° N, 109.4706° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Green River, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5130&lon=-109.4706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93577, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93577-2013-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110519010119A

## Narrative

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

5/19/2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 MDT, N93577 DEPARTED PINE DALE, WY AIRPORT DESTINED FOR FT. COLLINS, CO.  APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN SWEETWATER COUNTY, WY. CAUSING FATAL INJURY TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS.  AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AIRMET WEATHER REPORT SHOWED FREEZING LEVELS BETWEEN 5,000' MSL AND 11,000' MSL, MODERATE TURBULENCE BELOW 16,000', AND MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION DUE TO CLOUDS, PRECIPITATION, AND MIST IN THE AREA OF THE ACCIDENT.  AN FAA FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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