# Accident 20190107000139A: Bellanca 17-30A, Dallas Bay, TN, January 7, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 2019, 13:34 local time
- Place: Dallas Bay, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3286° N, 85.0556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3286&lon=-85.0556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8849V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8849V-2019-06-21) (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: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 357 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190107000139A

## Narrative

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

SUBJECT AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING OVER LAKE CHICKAMAUGA AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 150 FT. DESCENDED BELOW 100 FT. STARTED A CLIMBING LEFT HAND TURN INCREASING DEGREE ANGLE ON THE TURN, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED ENTERED A LEFT TURN SPIN COMPLETED ONE 360 DEGREE REVOLUTION OF A SPIN BEFORE IMPACTING THE WATER.

## 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 ERA19LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA080), Jan 7, 2019: Bellanca 1730 (N8849V), Soddy-Daisy, TN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to attempt an aerobatic maneuver at low altitude, which led to an aerodynamic stall and spin from which the pilot could not recover.

## Other reports on N8849V (1)

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

- [Incident 19850806044289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850806044289I), Aug 6, 1985: Blanca 1730A (N8849V), Pacoima, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Link bolt broken.

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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