# NTSB ATL80FKG29: Bellanca 17-31, N7374V, Hampton, GA, September 21, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1980
- Place: Hampton, GA · HAMPTON, GA
- Location: 33.3792° N, 84.3000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hampton, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3792&lon=-84.3000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128871
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FKG29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FKG29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2389  80/9/21    HAMPTON,GA          BELLANCA 17-31      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 255
        TIME - 1230                    N7374V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAR CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAMPTON,GA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- FUEL SEL PSND TO L MAIN TNK,VENT OBSTD BY MUD DOBBERS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7374V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7374V-1989-01-12), registration cancelled 1989-01-12, S/N 325 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-31
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31) (registry code 1220434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bear Creek

## 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 19800921042199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800921042199A), Sep 21, 1980: Blanca 1731, Hampton, GA, Substantial damage. Airplane failed to accelerate on takeoff roll. Aborted late. Ran off end of runway. Dirt-dobber clogged fuel vent.

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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