# NTSB investigations: Bellanca 17-30A, 1997

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 IAD98LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA017.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Steubenville, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 18, 1997 · N28122 · Destroyed
  > Collision with deer on runway during initial takeoff and climb.
- [NTSB NYC97WA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97WA191.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Belgium · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Sep 24, 1997 · N28158 · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI97LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA241.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Eagle, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 1997 · N8237R · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations, his decision to switch fuel tanks too late, and fuel starvation.
- [NTSB CHI97LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA079.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Monroe, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 6, 1997 · N8782V · Substantial damage
  > the pilot failed to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing. Factors included the inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions, the crosswind, and gusts.
- [NTSB LAX97LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA098.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Scottsdale, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 31, 1997 · N6638V · Substantial damage
  > fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's improper fuel management.

## 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") = 1997
  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=1997

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