# NTSB DEN77FA021: Bellanca 17-30, N7352V, Acomita, NM, January 21, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 21, 1977
- Place: Acomita, NM · ACOMITA, NM
- Location: 35.0553° N, 107.5717° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Acomita, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0553&lon=-107.5717&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157017
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FA021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0199  77/1/21    ACOMITA,NM          BELLANCA 17-30      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 2706
        TIME - 1800                    N7352V              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 331 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA FE,NM                 GRANTS,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - PARTIAL BRIEFING BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, BY PHONE,LIMITED BY PILOT ACTION
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          BLOWING SNOW                                             IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 1/22/77.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7352V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7352V-1977-05-06), registration cancelled 1977-05-06, S/N 30195 (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

## 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 19770121003709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770121003709A), Jan 21, 1977: Blanca 1730, Acomita, NM, Destroyed. Recovery date 1/22/77.

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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