- Date
- August 26, 1973
- Place
- Chihuahua, Mexico · CHIHUAHUA,MEX, MX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4925VBellanca 17-30
- Status
- Completed · report October 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730826024939A
- Case key
- 188719
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-0035 73/8/26 NR.CHIHUAHUA,MEX BELLANCA 17-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1200 N4925V PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS 37, 3800 TOTAL HOURS, 800 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EL PASO, TX SAFFORD,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- FAILED AFTER SWITCH TO AUX TANK.WOULD NOT RESTART.INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4925V
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4925VRegistration cancelled Jun 15, 2026 · Bellanca 17-30Airframe modelBellanca 17-30Engine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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