- Date
- August 16, 1973
- Place
- Ridgecrest, CA · RIDGECREST, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8832VBellanca 17-30A
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730816024019A
- Case key
- 189334
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2280 73/8/16 RIDGECREST,CALIF BELLANCA 17-30A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 1071 TIME - 1953 N8832V PX- 0 1 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHINA LAKE NAS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VAN NUYS,CALIF BAKERSFIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8832V
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-30A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- China Lake Nas
N8832VRegistration cancelled May 9, 2022 · Bellanca 17-30AAirframe modelBellanca 17-30AEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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