- Date
- September 30, 1977
- Place
- Lubbock, TX · LUBBOCK, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6603VBellanca 17-30A
- Status
- Completed · report January 20, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770930038959A
- Case key
- 144153
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3815 77/9/30 LUBBOCK,TX BELLANCA 17-30A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 4500 TIME - 1915 N6603V PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LUBBOCK MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLAINVIEW,TX MORTON,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: MOTORS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- BRUSHES ON HYDRAULIC MOTOR WORN OUT. EMERGENCY RELEASE OVERSTRESSED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6603V
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-30A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lubbock Municipal
N6603VRegistered now · Bellanca 17-30AAirframe modelBellanca 17-30AEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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