# Accident 20230830018629A: Bellanca 17-31A, Maurice, IA, August 30, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2023, 18:30 local time
- Place: Maurice, IA
- Airport: Sioux County Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9656° N, 96.2359° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9656&lon=-96.2359&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14723 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-31A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 307 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA428) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230830018629A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 31, 2023, AT 1607 THE SIOUX COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE CONTACTED THE DES MOINES FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (DSM FSDO) TO REPORT A POSSIBLE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT THAT HAPPENED THE PRVIOUS DAY. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED ON AUGUST 30, 2023, THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^/PILOT WAS RELOCATING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE SIOUX COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON A BLACKTOP ROAD NEAR HIS RESIDENCE AND VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND INTO THE DITCH AND CONTACTED A POWER POLE WITH THE RIGHT WING RESULTING IN SUBSTATIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

A SUBSTANTIAL PERIOD OF TIME LAPSED BEFORE THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RESPONDED TO ATTEMPTS TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT AND MAKE A DETERMINATION THAT THE EVENT ROSE TO THE LEVEL OF AN ACCIDENT OR EVEN INCIDENT WHICH CREATED AN ABSTRACTED PERIOD OF TIME BETWEEN THE ACCIDENT AND THE CREATION OF THIS DOCUMENT.

## 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 CEN23LA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA428), Aug 30, 2023: Bellanca 17-31A (N14723), Maurice, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the 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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