- Date
- January 19, 1981
- Place
- Englwood, CO · ENGLWOOD, CO
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N245MBBellanca 17-31
- Status
- Completed · report February 23, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810119001859A
- Case key
- 127243
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0117 81/1/19 ENGLWOOD,CO BELLANCA 17-31 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 72, 363 TIME - 1800 N245MB PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ARAPAHOE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FARMINGTON,NM ENGLWOOD,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N245MB
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Arapahoe County
N245MBRegistered now · Bellanca 17-31ATCAirframe modelBellanca 17-31ATCEngine modelLycoming IO-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.