# NTSB MIA76DLA57: Bellanca 17-30A, N4089B, Vernon, FL, September 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1976
- Place: Vernon, FL · VERNON, FL
- Location: 30.6122° N, 85.7003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vernon, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6122&lon=-85.7003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156118
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DLA57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLA57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3972  76/9/26    VERNON,FL           BELLANCA 17-30A     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 2000
        TIME - 1745                    N4089B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELLIS STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VERNON,FL                   FT.LAUDERDALE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW COMPRESSION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- LOW COMP 3 CYLS.3IN TALL GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4089B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4089B-1977-07-06), registration cancelled 1977-07-06, S/N 75-30736, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30A
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-30A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (registry code 1220433) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ellis Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760926035049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760926035049A), Sep 26, 1976: Blanca 1730A, Vernon, FL, Substantial damage. Low comp 3 cyls.3IN tall grass.

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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