# NTSB investigations: Bellanca 17-30A: Loss of control - on ground/water

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 CHI04LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA049.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Wellington, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 29, 2003 · N14763 · Destroyed
  > The pilot not maintaining directional control during the landing roll. Factors were the dry grass and the concrete box he encountered during his excursion off the runway.
- [NTSB MIA03LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA010.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Pell City, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 2, 2002 · N9558E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control following landing touchdown, resulting in a runway excursion and collision with a ditch off the left side of the runway.
- [NTSB MIA01LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA092.md): Bellanca BL-17-30A · Sylacauga, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 4, 2001 · N8844V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout, and the subsequent runway excursion and collision with trees.
- [NTSB IAD00LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA028.md): Bellanca B17-30A · Shenandoah, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 24, 2000 · N146Q · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain control during landing roll-out. A factor was the pilot's lack of total experience.
- [NTSB FTW98LA418](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA418.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Alpine, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 1998 · N727DC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane for undetermined reasons. A factor was the loose gravel composition of the runway.
- [NTSB FTW97LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA053.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Ruidoso, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 1, 1996 · N39812 · Substantial damage
  > failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during landing roll, and his delayed aborted landing. The gusty crosswind and blown left main tire were considered to be related factors.
- [NTSB LAX96LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA211.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Fallbrook, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 1996 · N23MB · Substantial damage
  > failure of the pilot to attain the proper touchdown point on the runway, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. Factors relating to the accident were: the excessive airspeed on final approach, and the short and wet condition of the…
- [NTSB FTW95LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA157.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Midland, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 6, 1995 · N6700V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB DEN87LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA072.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Greeley, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 26, 1987 · N8793V · Substantial damage
  > During landing roll, after a normal pattern, an unusual noise was heard by the pilot. He described it as a 'thud' or a loud 'pop' noise. The pilot lost directional control and departed the runway to the left. The landing gear was severely damaged. No prempact…
- [NTSB MIA86LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA107.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Ft. Lauderdale, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 29, 1986 · N28007 · Substantial damage
  > The non-certificated student plt was making an unauthorized night solo x-country flt. He attempted a landing at his destination with a left 60 deg, 12 kt x-wind. During the landing roll the acft veered to the right and the plt correctedby applying 'extreme'…
- [NTSB DEN84LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA072.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Angel Fire, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 10, 1984 · N93656 · Substantial damage
  > After making a x-country flt from Oklahoma city, ok to Angel Fire, NM, the plt landed on a snow covered rwy at an elevation of 8382 ft. during the landing, the acft bounced, drifted to the left side of the rwy, then hit a 3-1/2 ft snowbank. The plt reported…

## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1220433')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 260))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1220433&occurrence=260

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