# NTSB FTW76DQH06: Bellanca 17-30A, N39833, Bovina, TX, September 3, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1976
- Place: Bovina, TX · BOVINA, TX
- Location: 34.5157° N, 102.8847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bovina, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5157&lon=-102.8847&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155681
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DQH06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DQH06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3120   76/9/3    BOVINA,TX           BELLANCA 17-30A     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 286
        TIME - 0650                    N39833              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHUCK SPRAY STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLAINVIEW,TX                BOVINA,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- L WHEEL OF ACFT ROLLED OFF NARROW RWY & HIT TALL GRASS CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N39833](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39833-2016-10-05), registration cancelled 2016-10-05, S/N 73-30526, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30A
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-30A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (registry code 1220433) (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: Chuck Spray Strip

## 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 19760903032489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760903032489A), Sep 3, 1976: Blanca 1730A, Bovina, TX, Substantial damage. L wheel of acft rolled off narrow rwy & hit tall grass causing loss of control.

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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