# Accident 20120706012439A: Bellanca 17-30, Hillsboro, OR, July 6, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2012, 14:05 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, OR
- Airport: Portland-Hillsboro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4283° N, 122.9419° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4283&lon=-122.9419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7322V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7322V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30 (registry code 1220432, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,750 total, 750 in this make and model, 146 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA299) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120706012439A

## Narrative

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

AFTER N7322V TOUCHED DOWN ON THE CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 31 AT PORTLAND HILLSBORO AIRPORT, IT IMMEDIATELY DEPARTED THE LEFT BORDER OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE ADJACENT GRASS INFIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP AFTER IMPACTING A PAPI LIGHT DISPLAY.

## 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 WPR12CA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA299), Jul 6, 2012: Bellanca 17-30 (N7322V), Hillsboro, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with an airport lighting system.

## Other reports on N7322V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19830721041189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830721041189I), Jul 21, 1983: Blanca 1730 (N7322V), Chino, CA. Rejected takeoff due to believed low power. Unable to stop. Ran off end of runway. No malfunctions found.

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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