# NTSB CHI75FEM36: Bellanca 17-30A, N8259R, Mackinac Is, MI, April 11, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1975
- Place: Mackinac Is, MI · MACKINAC IS, MI
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148253
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEM36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEM36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0709  75/4/11    MACKINAC IS,MI      BELLANCA 17-30A     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 104
        TIME - 1045                    N8259R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MACKINAC ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLDWATER,MI                MACKINAC IS,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- GR COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8259R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8259R-2018-03-16), registration cancelled 2018-03-16, S/N 30475, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30A
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-30A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (registry code 1220433) (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: Mackinac Island

## 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 19750411008379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750411008379A), Apr 11, 1975: Blanca 1730A, Mackinac Is, MI, Substantial damage. Gr collapsed.

## Other investigations on N8259R (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 CEN14FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA185), Apr 5, 2014: Bellanca 17-30A (N8259R), Albany, OH, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control during the approach to 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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