# NTSB DIA69F0105: Bellanca 17-30, N4772V, Mine Run, VA, November 4, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 4, 1968
- Place: Mine Run, VA · MINE RUN , VA
- Location: 38.2574° N, 77.8375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mine Run, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2574&lon=-77.8375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107591
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69F0105
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69F0105

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4135   68/11/4   MINE RUN VA         BELLANCA 17-30      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 7840
        TIME - 0845                    N4772V              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 195 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- CRACK IN CRANKSHAFT FROM UNDER SEAL IN NOSE OF CRANKCASE RUNNING BACK INTO ENGINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4772V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4772V-2012-08-23), registration cancelled 2012-08-23, S/N 30077, 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: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4772V (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 LAX84LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA317), May 27, 1984: Bellanca 17-30 (N4772V), Irvine, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK76FVW19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVW19), Apr 10, 1976: Bellanca 17-30 (N4772V), Laughlin, NV, 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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