# NTSB MIA78DLD48: Bellanca 17-31A, N93493, Ocala, FL, May 28, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1978
- Place: Ocala, FL · OCALA, FL
- Location: 29.1872° N, 82.1401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocala, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1872&lon=-82.1401&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142100
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DLD48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLD48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2193  78/5/28    OCALA,FL            BELLANCA 17-31A     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 488
        TIME - 1510                    N93493              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEVEN SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  OCALA,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           84                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N93493](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93493-1999-08-18), registration cancelled 1999-08-18, S/N 73-32-117 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-31A
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-31A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31a) (registry code 1220435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Seven Springs

## 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 19780528013849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780528013849A), May 28, 1978: Blanca 1731A, Ocala, FL, Substantial damage

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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