# NTSB DEN82FTI17: Bellanca 17-30A, N14695, Browning, MT, August 24, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 24, 1982, 16:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: Browning, MT
- Location: 48.5564° N, 113.0151° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Browning, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5564&lon=-113.0151&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70051
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82FTI17
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70051/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTI17

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - gear extension - not selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - wheels up landing - inadvertent, pilot in command

## Analysis

ACFT LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N14695](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14695), registered now, S/N 74-30688, built 1974 (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
- Serial number: 74-30688
- Airframe hours: 991
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-K 280 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Woodruff Hope Feed Ins
- Registered owner: Woodruff Hope Feed Ins
- Departed: RAPID CITY, SD
- Destination: SENECA, IL
- Airport: Star-Browning, runway 24, 4,100 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 64; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 2,300 total, 52 in this make and model, 2,297 as pilot in command, 42 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 330° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 60 statute miles
- Temperature: 176 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19820824043489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820824043489A), Aug 24, 1982: Blanca 1730A, Browning, MT, Substantial damage. Failed to use checklist. Landed gear up.

## Other investigations on N14695 (2)

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 DEN93LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA006), Oct 18, 1992: Bellanca 17-30A (N14695), Grand Junction, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR UPPER DRAG STRUT BRACKET DUE TO FATIGUE CRACKING.
- [NTSB ATL89LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA055), Dec 12, 1988: Bellanca 17-30A (N14695), Athens, GA, 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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