# NTSB LAX71FUD03: Bellanca 17-30, N7320V, El Sereno, CA, August 26, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1970
- Place: El Sereno, CA · EL SERENO, CA
- Location: 34.0811° N, 118.1778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Sereno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0811&lon=-118.1778&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113022
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71FUD03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUD03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1517  70/8/26    EL SERENO,CALIF     BELLANCA 17-30      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1060
        TIME - 1612                    N7320V              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL MONTE,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7320V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7320V-2013-07-23), registration cancelled 2013-07-23, S/N 30175, built 1968 (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

## Other investigations on N7320V (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 SEA79FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA014), Nov 19, 1978: Bellanca 17-30 (N7320V), Medford, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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