# NTSB FTW68F0101: Bellanca 17-30, N6654V, Lubbock, TX, August 2, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1967
- Place: Lubbock, TX · LUBBOCK, TX
- Location: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5779&lon=-101.8552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115663
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0101
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0101

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2551   67/8/2    LUBBOCK, TEX        BELLANCA 17-30      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 1075
        TIME - 1015                    N6654V              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LUBBOCK MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INTENTIONAL WHEELS UP LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6654V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lubbock Muni

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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