# NTSB IAD77FA009: Bellanca 17-30A, N8799V, Nakina, NC, October 24, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1976
- Place: Nakina, NC · NAKINA, NC
- Location: 34.1346° N, 78.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nakina, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1346&lon=-78.6681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156456
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FA009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3401  76/10/24   NAKINA,NC           BELLANCA 17-30A     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 547
        TIME - 1730                    N8799V              PX-  1  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 216 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKINGHAM,NC               SHALLOTTE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MUFFLERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: LEADS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BURNED
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- R HAND MUFFLER ASMBY BALL JOINT CRACKED IN WELD AREA.MAG P LEADS HEAT DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8799V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8799V-1977-02-22), registration cancelled 1977-02-22, S/N 30328 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19761024040319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761024040319A), Oct 24, 1976: Blanca 1730A, Nakina, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. R hand muffler asmby ball joint cracked in weld area. Mag p leads heat dmgd.

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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