# NTSB FTW79FA046: Bellanca 17-30A, N28175, Bryans Corner, OK, February 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 11, 1979
- Place: Bryans Corner, OK · BRYANS CORNER, OK
- Location: 36.6164° N, 100.8285° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bryans Corner, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6164&lon=-100.8285&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137279
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FA046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA046

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 1

- Registration: [N28175](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28175-2005-08-10), registration cancelled 2005-08-10, S/N 79-30919, built 1979 (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: Destroyed

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N302CB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N302CB-1980-07-02), registration cancelled 1980-07-02, S/N 79-30911 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30A
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-30A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (registry code 1220433) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (2)

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

- [Accident 19790211008301A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790211008301A), Feb 11, 1979: Blanca 1730A, Bryans Corner, TX, Destroyed. Flight of four new aircraft being ferried to the dealer. Two collided in flight.
- [Accident 19790211008302A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790211008302A), Feb 11, 1979: Blanca 1730A, Bryans Corner, TX, Substantial damage. Four new aircraft being ferried to dealer. Two collided in flight.

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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