# NTSB investigations: Bellanca 17-31ATC, 1996

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 ATL97FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97FA021.md): Bellanca 17-31ATC · Fitzgerald, GA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 1, 1996 · N123SS · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to the blockage of the intake manifold of the induction air system, by the broken alternate air door, and the loss of aircraft control for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB FTW97LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA027.md): Bellanca 17-31ATC · Lubbock, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 26, 1996 · N444TL · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind. A factor was the crosswind.
- [NTSB IAD96LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA070.md): Bellanca BL17-31ATC · Wauseon, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 3, 1996 · N2CW · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft which resulted in an inadvertent stall while on short final approach to land.

## 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") = 1996
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1220437', '1250032'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1220437&year=1996

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