CHI81FA060

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 17-31A · Grundy County, IL · May 28, 1981

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 28, 1981
Place
Grundy County, IL · GRUNDY COUNTY, IL
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9590EBellanca 17-31A
Status
Completed · report June 17, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810528041529A
Case key
126228

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0850  81/5/28    GRUNDY COUNTY,IL    BELLANCA 17-31A     CR-  1  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 66, 4000
        TIME - 1050                    N9590E              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORRIS MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEORIA,IL                   GRUNDY COUNTY,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING

Aircraft

Registration
N9590E
Reported as
Bellanca 17-31A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Morris Municipal

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.