# Accident 20130326003369A: Bellanca 17-30A, Lockney, TX, March 26, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2013, 22:00 local time
- Place: Lockney, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1894° N, 101.7210° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1894&lon=-101.7210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96JG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96JG-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 8 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130326003369A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY ITS OWNER, WHO HOLDS A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE.  THE PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT ON A PRIVATE FLIGHT AT NIGHT WITH ONE PASSENGER ABOARD.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINES APPROXIMATELY 102 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL.  AFTER STRIKING THE POWER LINE, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TRAVEL APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OF A MILE BEFORE COMING TO REST IN A RURAL FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND BOTH OCCUPANTS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 CEN13LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA211), Mar 27, 2013: Bellanca 17-30A (N96JG), Plainview, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper decision to fly in night visual meteorological conditions and his failure to maintain altitude and clearance from obstacles.

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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