# NTSB LAX71AL038: Bellanca 17-30, N7384V, Queen Creek, AZ, December 13, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 13, 1970
- Place: Queen Creek, AZ · QUEEN CREEK, AZ
- Location: 33.2487° N, 111.6343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Queen Creek, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2487&lon=-111.6343&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 18, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159298
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71AL038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71AL038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2440  70/12/13   QUEEN CREEK,ARIZ    BELLANCA 17-30      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 15000
        TIME - 1647                    N7384V              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 233 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOLIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOLIN STRIP,ARIZ            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- OBS SAW PLT DESCEND TO GRND FROM HAMMERHEAD TURN AFTER LOW PASS OVER STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7384V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7384V-1971-02-25), registration cancelled 1971-02-25, S/N 30211 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 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: Bolin

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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