# NTSB FTW77DRG24: Bellanca 1731TC, N39815, Eagle Pass, TX, January 11, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 11, 1977
- Place: Eagle Pass, TX · EAGLE PASS, TX
- Location: 28.7011° N, 100.4762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle Pass, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7011&lon=-100.4762&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156720
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77DRG24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRG24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0048  77/1/11    EAGLE PASS,TX       BELLANCA 1731TC     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 1608
        TIME - 1745                    N39815              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EAGLE PASS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT
          EAGLE PASS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- N39815 COLLIDED WITH N61733 AFTER PILOT PROPPED AC WITH PAX AT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N39815](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39815-2002-10-10), registration cancelled 2002-10-10, S/N 73-31045, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 1731TC
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-31ATC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (registry code 1220437) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eagle Pass Muni

## 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 19770111000279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770111000279A), Jan 11, 1977: Blanca 1731ATC, Eagle Pass, TX, Substantial damage. N39815 collided with N61733 after pilot propped ac with pax at controls

## Other investigations on N39815 (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 FTW84LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA210), Apr 24, 1984: Bellanca 17-31ATC (N39815), Rocksprings, TX, substantial damage

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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