# NTSB NYC69F0474: Bellanca 17-30, N4836V, Morristown, NJ, June 11, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1969
- Place: Morristown, NJ · MORRISTOWN, NJ
- Location: 40.7966° N, 74.4773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morristown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7966&lon=-74.4773&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175866
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0474
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0474

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1895  69/6/11    MORRISTOWN,NJ       BELLANCA 17-30      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 185
        TIME - 1830                    N4836V              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 99 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORRISTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NOSE GR ACTUATING CYL ATTACH FITTING WELD FAILED. FUEL LEAKED FROM DAMAGED DRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4836V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4836V-1998-03-16), registration cancelled 1998-03-16, S/N 30098 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (registry code 1220432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Morristown

## Other investigations on N4836V (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI97LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA046), Dec 26, 1996: Bellanca 17-30 (N4836V), Hayes Center, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate fuel management by the pilot, which resulted in fuel starvation. The factors relating to the accident were: a fuel leak at the engine driven fuel pump, and the engine driven fuel pump…

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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