# Accident 20220616010469A: Bellanca 17-30A, Madison, MS, June 16, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2022, 13:30 local time
- Place: Madison, MS
- Airport: Bruce Campbell Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4387° N, 90.1031° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4387&lon=-90.1031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39880, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39880) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220616010469A

## Narrative

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

6-16-2022; PART 91 FLIGHT: REPORTED  SMOKE IN THE CABIN JUST AFTER DEPARTURE.  PILOT EXECUTED A QUICK RETURN TO THE OPPOSITE RUNWAY; AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. RETURING TO HANGER(TAXIING IN) MORE AND MORE SMOKEENGULFED CABIN:PILOT AND  PASSENGER  EVACUATED AIRCRAFT.  PASSENGER UITILIZED  A 20 POUND FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON BOARD AIRCRAFT; SMOKE WAS COMING FROM RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. APPOX TWO MINUTES LATER PILOT/MECHANIC SAW FIRE FROM THE RIGHT SIDE. 911 HAD  BEEN NOTIFIED. FIRE FIGHTERS ARRIVED ON SCENE 08:29 A.M. AIRCRAFT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES(FIRE)

PILOT& MECHANIC REPORTED NO INJURIES

## 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 CEN22LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA256), Jun 16, 2022: Bellanca 17-30A (N39880), Madison, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of a muffler weld due to inadequate maintenance, which resulted in a fire.

## Other reports on N39880 (1)

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

- [Accident 19730424010329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730424010329A), Apr 24, 1973: Blanca 1730A (N39880), Freidens, PA, Substantial damage. Acft veered l into an area of cut tree limbs and heavy brush.

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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