# NTSB investigations: Bellanca 17-30A, 1995

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 MIA96LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA029.md): Bellanca BL-17-30A · Kings Bay, GA · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 25, 1995 · N28049 · Destroyed
  > a loss of control due to pilot spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was: the dark night condition and the pilot's improper decision to turn to an easterly heading with no ground reference lights available.
- [NTSB MIA95FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA142.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Corinth, MS · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 31, 1995 · N4207B · Destroyed
  > The pilots decision to continue his VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions after being advised that VFR flight should not be attempted, resulting in spatial disorientation and loss of control. Factors in the accident were: the pilot's…
- [NTSB FTW95LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA208.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Conroe, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 21, 1995 · N8872V · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The failure of both pilots to maintain adequate visual lookout. A factor relating to the accident was: failure of the Bellanca pilot to adequately communicate his intentions on the UNICOM frequency.
- [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.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1995
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1220433'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1220433&year=1995

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