# NTSB IAD77FKM34: Bellanca 17-30, N8247R, Elkin, NC, September 21, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1977
- Place: Elkin, NC · ELKIN, NC
- Location: 36.2634° N, 80.8471° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkin, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2634&lon=-80.8471&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144810
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FKM34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FKM34

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8247R-2011-06-08), registration cancelled 2011-06-08, S/N 32-61, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-31A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31a) (registry code 1220435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Elkin Municipal

## 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 19770921033509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770921033509A), Sep 21, 1977: Blanca 1731A, Elkin, NC, Substantial damage. Pvt plt landing acft-unfamiliar with acft

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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