- Date
- September 7, 1981
- Place
- Melbourne, FL · MELBOURNE, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1004RBellanca 17-31
- Status
- Completed · report October 23, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810907056049A
- Case key
- 123731
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2141 81/9/7 MELBOURNE,FL BELLANCA 17-31 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2104 N1004R PX- 0 0 1 FERRY AGE 29, 2200 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 102 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MELBOURNE REGINAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHARLOTTE,NC MELBOURNE,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- NOSE STEERING ROD END BEARING PART NO.194424-1 FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1004R
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Melbourne Reginal
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.