# NTSB CHI72FEK01: Bellanca 17-30, N4882V, Bridgeport, OH, July 2, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1971
- Place: Bridgeport, OH · BRIDGEPORT, OH
- Location: 40.0646° N, 80.7489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bridgeport, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0646&lon=-80.7489&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161720
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEK01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEK01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2528   71/7/2    BRIDGEPORT,OHIO     BELLANCA 17-30      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 18000
        TIME - 0105                    N4882V              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LAREDO,TEX                  NEW CASTLE,PA                PINE BLUFF,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       71
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- SPL VFR CLNC INTO WHEELING,W VA,FUEL NOT AVBL,DIVERTED TO ST CLRSVLLE,OHIO.UN LAND,FOG,RET TO HLG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4882V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4882V-2009-04-29), registration cancelled 2009-04-29, S/N 30124 (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: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4882V (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW01LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA009), Oct 12, 2000: Bellanca BL17-30 (N4882V), Waller, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power during climb to cruise due to the failure of the crankshaft counterweight. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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