# NTSB CHI80FEP08: Bellanca 17-30A, N14703, Viroqua, WI, December 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1979
- Place: Viroqua, WI · VIROQUA, WI
- Location: 43.5606° N, 90.8862° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Viroqua, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5606&lon=-90.8862&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132933
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEP08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEP08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3000  79/12/18 NR.VIROQUA,WI         BELLANCA 17-30A     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1300                    N14703              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  41, 12900 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            870 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PROP WASH FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VIROQUA,WI                  CHICAGO,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N14703](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14703-2021-06-05), registration cancelled 2021-06-05, S/N 74-30686, built 1974 (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: Prop Wash Field

## 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 19791218033279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791218033279A), Dec 18, 1979: Blanca 1730A, Viroqua, WI, Substantial damage. Engine failed on takeoff, found water in fuel.

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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