- Date
- September 21, 1977
- Place
- Elkin, NC · ELKIN, NC
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8247RBellanca 17-30
- Status
- Completed · report December 9, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770921033509A
- Case key
- 144810
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3415 77/9/21 ELKIN,NC BELLANCA 17-30 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1220 N8247R PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS 25, 2779 TOTAL HOURS, 112 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ELKIN MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPARTANBURG,SC ELKIN,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) DUAL STUDENT - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND REMARKS- PVT PLT LANDING ACFT-UNFAMILIAR WITH ACFT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8247R
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Elkin Municipal
N8247RRegistration cancelled Jun 8, 2011 · Bellanca 17-31AAirframe modelBellanca 17-31AEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.