# NTSB CHI75AC036: Bellanca 17-30A, N14746, Lakewood, WI, October 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1974
- Place: Lakewood, WI · LAKEWOOD, WI
- Location: 45.3006° N, 88.5145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakewood, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3006&lon=-88.5145&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144953
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75AC036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4200  74/10/24   LAKEWOOD,WIS        BELLANCA 17-30A     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 4500
        TIME - 1440                    N14746              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COUNTRY CLUB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NORWOOD,MASS                ALEXANDRIA,MINN             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL: 426 MG PCT.ACFT OBSVD AT LOW ALT IN CLB ATTITUDE PRIOR TO IMPACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N14746](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14746-1975-02-28), registration cancelled 1975-02-28, S/N 74-30687 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Country Club

## 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 19741024042749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741024042749A), Oct 24, 1974: Blanca 1730A, Lakewood, WI, Destroyed. Blood alcohol level: 426 mg pct. Acft obsvd at low alt in clb attitude prior to impact.

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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