# NTSB CHI81FA060: Bellanca 17-31A, N9590E, Grundy County, IL, May 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1981
- Place: Grundy County, IL · GRUNDY COUNTY, IL
- Location: 41.2851° N, 88.4185° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grundy County, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2851&lon=-88.4185&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126228
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FA060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA060

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0850  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9590E-1981-10-14), registration cancelled 1981-10-14, S/N 76-32-165 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-31A
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-31A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31a) (registry code 1220435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Morris Municipal

## 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 19810528041529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810528041529A), May 28, 1981: Blanca 1731A, Morris, IL, Destroyed. Stalled on short final. Cartwheeled on impact. Pilot in right seat, student pilot left seat.

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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