# NTSB MIA77OKT22: Bellanca 17-30A, N14756, Nassau, Burkina Faso, January 7, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 7, 1977
- Place: Nassau, Burkina Faso · NASSAU, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156880
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77OKT22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77OKT22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0010   77/1/7  NR.NASSAU,BAHAMAS     BELLANCA 17-30A     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 111
        TIME - 1415                    N14756              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NASSAU BAHAMAS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N14756](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14756-1977-07-14), registration cancelled 1977-07-14, S/N 7530752 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19770107000639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770107000639A), Jan 7, 1977: Blanca 1730A, Nassau, Destroyed. Investigated under the jurisdiction of the government of the Bahamas

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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