# Accident 20190423003319A: Bellanca 17-30A, Henderson, KY, April 23, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2019, 10:30 local time
- Place: Henderson, KY
- Airport: Henderson City-County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8072° N, 87.6844° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8072&lon=-87.6844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9693E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9693E-2021-10-02) (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: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 22 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190423003319A

## Narrative

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

HENDERSON COUNTY AIRPORT MANAGER, WHILE PERFORMING A RUNWAY CLEARANCE CHECK 6AM APRIL 24, 2019,  LOCATED A 1976 BELLANCA 17-30A AIRCRAFT THAT HAD CRASHED NOSE FIRST INTO A FIELD NEXT TO THE RUNWAY.

TWO PERSONS ON BOARD AND BOTH INDIVIDUALS WERE PRONOUNCED DECEASED BY HENDERSON COUNTY CORNERS OFFICE UPON ARRIVAL.

THE HENDERSON COUNTY CORNERS OFFICE HAD REASON TO BELIEVE THE CRASH HAD OCCURRED HOURS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT WAS DISCOVERED SOMETIME DURING THE EARLY MORNING.

## 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 ERA19FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA155), Apr 23, 2019: Bellanca 1730 (N9693E), Henderson, KY, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack at a low altitude, in the airport traffic pattern, following a…

## Other reports on N9693E (1)

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

- [Incident 19961108042969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961108042969I), Nov 8, 1996: Blanca 1730A (N9693E), North Platte, NE, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing roll. Bent fork 90 degrees indicates hard landing.

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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