# Accident 20210326005009A: Bellanca 17-30A, Bessemer, AL, March 26, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2021, 16:30 local time
- Place: Bessemer, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3126° N, 86.9263° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3126&lon=-86.9263&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93638, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93638-2022-10-01) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210326005009A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT MADE AN APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY , HOWEVER DECIDED TO GO AROUND.  UPON THE SECOND ATTEMPT, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, BUT THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND APPLIED POWER TO TAKE OFF.  HOWEVER, SHORTLY AFTER TAKING OFF, THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE STALLED AS IT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND CRASHED INTO TREES BEFORE COMING TO REST ON THE GROUND..

## 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 ERA21LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA162), Mar 26, 2021: Bellanca 1730 (N93638), Bessemer, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, and a subsequent aerodynamic stall.

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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