# NTSB DEN76DQD10: Bellanca 17-30A, N917TB, Chamberino, NM, November 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 23, 1975
- Place: Chamberino, NM · CHAMBERINO, NM
- Location: 32.0364° N, 106.6776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chamberino, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0364&lon=-106.6776&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151849
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76DQD10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DQD10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3405  75/11/23   CHAMBERINO,NM       BELLANCA 17-30A     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1100
        TIME - 1045                    N917TB              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL PASO,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- CROP INSPECTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N917TB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N917TB-1997-09-04), registration cancelled 1997-09-04, S/N 30346 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30A
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-30A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (registry code 1220433) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19751123036239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751123036239A), Nov 23, 1975: Blanca 1730A, Chamberino, NM, Substantial damage. Crop inspection.

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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