# NTSB CHI71FBD12: Bellanca 17-30, N4856V, Waukegan, IL, August 12, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1970
- Place: Waukegan, IL · WAUKEGAN, IL
- Location: 42.3694° N, 87.8709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waukegan, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3694&lon=-87.8709&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110935
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FBD12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBD12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3232  70/8/12    WAUKEGAN,ILL        BELLANCA 17-30      CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 3887
        TIME - 1830                    N4856V              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAUKEGAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORTHBROOK,ILL              WAUKEGAN,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD ON FINAL APCH WHEELS UP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4856V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4856V-1971-03-12), registration cancelled 1971-03-12, S/N 30114 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (registry code 1220432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Waukegan

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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