# NTSB CHI75FEI07: Bellanca 17-30, N4893V, Sandusky, OH, August 5, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1974
- Place: Sandusky, OH · SANDUSKY, OH
- Location: 41.4559° N, 82.7144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandusky, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4559&lon=-82.7144&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138846
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEI07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEI07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3149   74/8/5    SANDUSKY,OHIO       BELLANCA 17-30      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 484
        TIME - 0940                    N4893V              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 83 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIFFING SANDUSKY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DETROIT,MICH                SANDUSKY,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4893V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4893V-2014-08-08), registration cancelled 2014-08-08, S/N 30132, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (registry code 1220432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Griffing Sandusky

## 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 19740805034709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740805034709A), Aug 5, 1974: Blanca 1730, Sandusky, OH, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4893V (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 CHI69F0345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0345), Oct 15, 1968: Bellanca 17-30 (N4893V), Watervliet, MI, substantial damage

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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