# NTSB DEN81FTG14: Bellanca 17-30A, N8797V, Williston, ND, July 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1981
- Place: Williston, ND · WILLISTON, ND
- Location: 48.1895° N, 103.6491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williston, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1895&lon=-103.6491&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123585
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTG14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTG14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3320  81/7/23    WILLISTON,ND        BELLANCA 17-30A     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 1500
        TIME - 2000                    N8797V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SLOULIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEMMON,SD                   WILLISTON,ND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HIT LGT STANDARD & CRASHED BTN PARALLEL LANES OF ROAD NR ARPT BOUNDARY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8797V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8797V-2013-06-14), registration cancelled 2013-06-14, S/N 30365, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30A
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-30A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (registry code 1220433) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sloulin

## 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 19810723044009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810723044009A), Jul 23, 1981: Blanca 1730A, Williston, ND, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed short of landing runway. Fuel selector on empty tank.

## Other investigations on N8797V (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN77FQA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FQA07), Dec 18, 1976: Bellanca 17-30A (N8797V), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage

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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