# NTSB IAD77FID12: Bellanca 17-30, N7316V, Newport News, VA, February 8, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 8, 1977
- Place: Newport News, VA · NEWPORT NEWS, VA
- Location: 36.9788° N, 76.4280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport News, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9788&lon=-76.4280&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157155
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FID12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FID12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0277   77/2/8    NEWPORT NEWS,VA     BELLANCA 17-30      CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1230                    N7316V              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  AGE 53, 660 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            43 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PATRICK HENRY INT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWPORT NEWS,VA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- ACFT LURCHED FORWARD AFTR ENG START.HIT C-175,N7904T & PA22,N4557A,BOTH SUBST DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7316V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7316V), registered now, S/N 30171 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (registry code 1220432) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Patrick Henry Int

## 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 19770208002479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770208002479A), Feb 8, 1977: Blanca 1730, Newport News, VA, Substantial damage. Acft lurched forward aftr eng start. Hit C-175,N7904T & PA22,N4557A,both subst dmg.

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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