# NTSB ATL80FID24: Bellanca 17-30A, N14700, Tappahannock, VA, July 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1980
- Place: Tappahannock, VA · TAPPAHANNOCK, VA
- Location: 37.9104° N, 76.8672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tappahannock, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9104&lon=-76.8672&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129580
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FID24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FID24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2070   80/7/6    TAPPAHANNOCK,VA     BELLANCA 17-30A     CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1545                    N14700              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 51, 2949 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            9 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAPPAHANNOCK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARMINGDALE,NY              TAPPAHANNOCK,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N14700](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14700-1983-09-15), registration cancelled 1983-09-15, S/N 73-30611, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30A
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-30A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (registry code 1220433) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tappahannock

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800706024019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800706024019A), Jul 6, 1980: Blanca 1730A, Tappahannock, VA, Substantial damage. Pilot stalled aircraft attempting go around.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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