FTW79FA046

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 17-30A · Bryans Corner, OK · February 11, 1979

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 11, 1979
Place
Bryans Corner, OK · BRYANS CORNER, OK
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 uninjured
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N28175Bellanca 17-30AN302CBBellanca 17-30A
Status
Completed · report March 30, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
137279

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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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3-0274  79/2/11    BRYANS CORNER,OK    BELLANCA 17-30A     CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N302CB              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 32, 1700 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  1  0  0                            1160 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ALEXANDRIA,MN               PLAINVIEW,TX                 DODGE CITY,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  10                          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   10
          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  10                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0274  79/2/11    BRYANS CORNER,OK    BELLANCA 17-30A     CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 534
        TIME - 1430                    N28175              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 234 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ALEXANDRIA,MN               PLAINVIEW,TX                 DODGE CITY,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  10                          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   10
          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  10                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- FORMING 4 PLANE RT ECHELON FORMATION.4TH PLANE,N28175,DOVE APRX 200FT THEN PULLED UP INTO N302CB.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N28175
Reported as
Bellanca 17-30A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.

Registration
N302CB
Reported as
Bellanca 17-30A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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 · 2

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