# NTSB FTW70D0010: Bellanca 17-30, N4888V, Hamilton, TX, May 28, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1969
- Place: Hamilton, TX · HAMILTON, TX
- Location: 31.7004° N, 98.1197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hamilton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7004&lon=-98.1197&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 22, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178913
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70D0010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70D0010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1603  69/5/28    HAMILTON,TEX        BELLANCA 17-30      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1131
        TIME - 0130                    N4888V              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 940 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAMILTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED IN CONSTRUCTION AREA
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
        REMARKS- NIGHT LDG ON TAXIWAY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4888V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4888V), registered now, S/N 30065, built 1967 (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
- Airport: Hamilton

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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