# NTSB DEN72AD008: Bellanca 17-30, N7307V, Hachita, NM, August 28, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1971
- Place: Hachita, NM · HACHITA, NM
- Location: 31.9153° N, 108.3252° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hachita, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9153&lon=-108.3252&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163512
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72AD008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72AD008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2352  71/8/28    HACHITA,N MEX       BELLANCA 17-30      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 64, 1037
        TIME - 2020                    N7307V              PX-  3  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 360 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          U BAR FARM,N MEX            DEMING,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- EMERG FLT TO FLY BABY TO DOCTOR. TOOK OFF IN TSTM. LOST CTL OVER SPARSELY LTD TERRAIN AT NITE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7307V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7307V-1971-10-07), registration cancelled 1971-10-07, S/N 30174 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (registry code 1220432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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