# NTSB FTW69F0380: Bellanca 17-30, N7329V, Plainview, TX, February 12, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1969
- Place: Plainview, TX · PLAINVIEW, TX
- Location: 34.1911° N, 101.7235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainview, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1911&lon=-101.7235&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191266
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0380
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0380

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2840  69/2/12    PLAINVIEW,TEX       BELLANCA 17-30      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 364
        TIME - 2227                    N7329V              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 103 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HALE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GARDEN CITY,KANS            PLAINVIEW,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- MISUSED FUEL BOOSTER PUMP. LANDED IN GRAVEL PIT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7329V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7329V-1971-03-25), registration cancelled 1971-03-25, S/N 30184 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (registry code 1220432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hale County

## Other investigations on N7329V (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 SEA70DVQ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70DVQ05), May 9, 1970: Bellanca 17-30 (N7329V), Burns, OR, destroyed

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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