# Accident 20170424023959A: Bellanca 17-31ATC, Boonville, MO, April 24, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2017, 13:39 local time
- Place: Boonville, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9592° N, 92.6814° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9592&lon=-92.6814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N787TV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N787TV-2018-08-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31ATC (registry code 1220437, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-31ATC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170424023959A

## Narrative

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

DURING A VERY LOW FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 18 AT KVER, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWERLINES APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE FROM RUNWAY THRESHOLD. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A STEEP NOSE-DOWN ATTITUDE AND IMPACTED TERRAIN ADJACENT TO HWY 98 AND CAME TO REST ON THE ROAD IN AN INVERTED POSITION WITH A NORTHERLY ORIENTATION. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN17FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA164), Apr 24, 2017: Bellanca 17 31ATC (N787TV), Boonville, MO, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's impairment, due to his use of a combination of psychoactive drugs and a vision deficiency in his left eye, which resulted in a failure to maintain adequate altitude during final approach…

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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