# NTSB investigations: Bellanca 17-30, AZ

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB LAX00FA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA324.md): Bellanca 17-30 · Scottsdale, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 2000 · N4905V · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance during a cruise descent, which resulted in controlled flight into mountainous terrain during dark night conditions. Contributing factors were the rain, thuderstorm, and dust storm weather conditions,…
- [NTSB LAX97LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA238.md): Bellanca 17-30 · Prescott, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 1997 · N70EC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper placement of the unmarked fuel selector valve to off which resulted in fuel starvation. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of total experience in this model aircraft.
- [NTSB LAX78DUJ77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ77.md): Bellanca 17-30 · Ft Huachuca, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 7, 1978 · N6559V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX75DUJ46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUJ46.md): Bellanca 17-30 · Show Low, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 28, 1974 · N6577V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX72DUJ73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUJ73.md): Bellanca 17-30 · Tucson, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Feb 12, 1972 · N4861V · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX71AL041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71AL041.md): Piper PA-24 · Sacaton, AZ · Accident · 5 fatal · Closed · Dec 28, 1970 · N6664P · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX71AL038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71AL038.md): Bellanca 17-30 · Queen Creek, AZ · Accident · 3 fatal · Closed · Dec 13, 1970 · N7384V · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX68A0094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68A0094.md): Bellanca 17-30 · Kayenta, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Apr 21, 1968 · N4816V · Destroyed

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'AZ' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1220432', '1250020'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1220432&state=AZ

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