# NTSB FTW74AF070: Bellanca 17-30, N6678V, N.Little Rock, AR, April 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1974
- Place: N.Little Rock, AR · N.LITTLE ROCK, AR
- Location: 34.7695° N, 92.2671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Little Rock, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7695&lon=-92.2671&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186386
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74AF070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF070

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0813   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6678V-1997-08-21), registration cancelled 1997-08-21, S/N 30042 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Camp Robinson

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740403011019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740403011019A), Apr 3, 1974: Blanca 1730, N.Little Rock, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Svr turbc,gusts to 28KTS.steep l turn on final. Wreckage rcvrd 4/5/74.

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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