LAX80FVW12

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 17-30 · Lathrop Wells, NV · March 8, 1980

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
March 8, 1980
Place
Lathrop Wells, NV · LATHROP WELLS, NV
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4731VBellanca 17-30
Status
Completed · report April 1, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
131493

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1506   80/3/8    LATHROP WELLS,NV    BELLANCA 17-30      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1235                    N4731V              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- PLT ABANDONED ACFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N4731V
Reported as
Bellanca 17-30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.