# Accident 20150324004639A: Bellanca 17-31A, Siler City, NC, March 24, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2015, 16:45 local time
- Place: Siler City, NC
- Airport: Siler City
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7042° N, 79.5042° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7042&lon=-79.5042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93715, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93715-2018-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31A (registry code 1220435, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-31A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,665 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150324004639A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT, N93715, WAS ON AN APPROVED FLIGHT UNDER A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT WHEN THE CABIN DOOR OPENED AND THE PILOT BECAME DISTRACTED. HE FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP SKIDDING OVER 600 FT, BURNED AND WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 ERA15CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA169), Mar 24, 2015: Bellanca 17 31A (N93715), Siler City, NC, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to ensure that the airplane's landing gear was down and locked prior to touchdown.

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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