FTW74AF070

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 17-30 · N.Little Rock, AR · April 3, 1974

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 3, 1974
Place
N.Little Rock, AR · N.LITTLE ROCK, AR
Injuries
2 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6678VBellanca 17-30
Status
Completed · report June 3, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740403011019A
Case key
186386

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0813   74/4/3    N.LITTLE ROCK,ARK   BELLANCA 17-30      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1227
        TIME - 0900                    N6678V              PX-  1  1  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 39 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMP ROBINSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROGERS,ARK                  N.LITTLE ROCK,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           76                                                      200
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           18                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- SVR TURBC,GUSTS TO 28KTS.STEEP L TURN ON FINAL.WRECKAGE RCVRD 4/5/74.

Aircraft

Registration
N6678V
Reported as
Bellanca 17-30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Camp Robinson

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.