- Date
- February 5, 1972
- Place
- Venice, FL · VENICE, FL
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N7323VBellanca 17-30
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164709
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0052 72/2/5 VENICE,FLA BELLANCA 17-30 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1669 TIME - 2106 N7323V PX- 2 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 490 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VENICE AIR PARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PUNTA GORDA,FLA VENICE,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 270 MG PCT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7323V
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Venice Air Park
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