MKC74DER15

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 17-30A · Lake Elmo, MN · September 18, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 18, 1973
Place
Lake Elmo, MN · LAKE ELMO, MN
Injuries
4 uninjured
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N8286RBellanca 17-30AN8701MBeech 23
Status
Completed · report March 15, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
187798

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3995  73/9/18    LAKE ELMO,MINN      BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 530
        TIME - 1150                    N8701M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 521 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  3                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE ELMO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE ELMO,MINN              MINNEAPOLIS,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        REMARKS- PLT PERFORMING RUN-UP PARKED IN FRONT OF BELLANCA PERFORMING BFR TKOF CK.STABILATOR AND WING DMGD.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3995  73/9/18    LAKE ELMO,MINN      BELLANCA 17-30A     CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1150                    N8286R              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 32, 1737 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE ELMO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE ELMO,MINN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- BOTH PLTS HAD THEIR ATTN DIVERTED TO BFR TKOF CK DID NOT REALIZE ACFT MOVED AND CTCTD N8701M.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N8286R
Reported as
Bellanca 17-30A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lake Elmo

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Registration
N8701M
Reported as
Beech 23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lake Elmo

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 2

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.