# NTSB LAX70FUQ05: Downer 17-30, N7305V, Van Nuys, CA, January 25, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 25, 1970
- Place: Van Nuys, CA · VAN NUYS, CA
- Location: 34.1867° N, 118.4490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Nuys, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1867&lon=-118.4490&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138259
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70FUQ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70FUQ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1949  70/1/25    VAN NUYS,CALIF      DOWNER 17-30        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 2012                    N7305V              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN DEIGO,CAL               VAN NUYS,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: RESIDENCE(S)                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- RAN L TANK DRY.DID NOT CHANGE MAIN FUEL SELECTOR VALVE TO AUXILIARY POSITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7305V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7305V-1990-08-14), registration cancelled 1990-08-14, S/N 30172 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOWNER 17-30
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (registry code 1220432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Van Nuys

## Other investigations on N7305V (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX85LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA324), Jul 20, 1985: Bellanca 17-30 (N7305V), San Andreas, CA, substantial damage

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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