# NTSB DEN79FTE76: Bellanca 17-30, N4853V, Colorado Sprng, CO, August 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1979
- Place: Colorado Sprng, CO · COLORADO SPRNG, CO
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134768
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FTE76
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE76

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3380  79/8/21    COLORADO SPRNG,CO   BELLANCA 17-30      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 121
        TIME - 1840                    N4853V              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLO SPRNGS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLORADO SPRNG,CO           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4853V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4853V-2013-03-18), registration cancelled 2013-03-18, S/N 30107, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (registry code 1220432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Colo Sprngs Muni

## 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 19790821021909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790821021909A), Aug 21, 1979: Blanca 1730, Colorado Spring, CO, Destroyed. Engine failed on takeoff. Acft contained fuel but none was found in the injector system.

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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