MIA68D0373

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 17-30 · Lake Wales, FL · January 5, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 5, 1968
Place
Lake Wales, FL · LAKE WALES, FL
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4757VBellanca 17-30
Status
Completed · report February 28, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112150

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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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3-0014   68/1/5    LAKE WALES,FLA      BELLANCA 17-30      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 5050
        TIME - 1430                    N4757V              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHALET SUZANNE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N4757V
Reported as
Bellanca 17-30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Chalet Suzanne

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