# NTSB FTW80FRJ21: Bellanca 17-31A, N93719, Shreveport, LA, May 29, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1980
- Place: Shreveport, LA · SHREVEPORT, LA
- Location: 32.5252° N, 93.7502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shreveport, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5252&lon=-93.7502&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131305
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FRJ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRJ21

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0731  80/5/29    SHREVEPORT,LA       BELLANCA 17-31A     CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 555
        TIME - 1820                    N93719              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 289 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHREVEPORT,LA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N93719](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93719-1981-12-17), registration cancelled 1981-12-17, S/N 74-32-130 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-31A
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-31A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31a) (registry code 1220435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Downtown

## 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 19800529029159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800529029159A), May 29, 1980: Blanca 1731A, Shreveport, LA, Destroyed. Plane landed with gear up. Cause unknown. Fire destroyed plane.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.