# NTSB FTW81FQA31: Bellanca 17-30, N7396V, Chacon, NM, May 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1981
- Place: Chacon, NM · CHACON, NM
- Location: 36.1442° N, 105.3678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chacon, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1442&lon=-105.3678&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126239
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FQA31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQA31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0865  81/5/14    CHACON,NM           BELLANCA 17-30      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 438
        TIME - 1745                    N7396V              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 362 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM              CHACON,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- FLAPS FOUND 30DEG DOWN,GEAR DOWN & LOCKED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7396V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7396V-1982-08-24), registration cancelled 1982-08-24, S/N 30239, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30
- 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 (1)

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

- [Accident 19810514027169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810514027169A), May 14, 1981: Blanca 1730, Chacon, NM, Substantial damage. High, began go-around, hit fence, wires, crashed inverted. Faled to account for density altitude. Rising terrain.

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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