NYC70DIF07

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 17-30 · So.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · March 26, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 26, 1969
Place
So.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · SO.ATLANTIC OCEAN, AO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7362VBellanca 17-30
Status
Completed · report February 2, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185519

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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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3-2881  69/3/26    SO.ATLANTIC OCEAN   BELLANCA 17-30      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N7362V              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BISSAU,GUINEA               SAO TOMAE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
                                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- DITCHED ABOUT 250 MILES AT SEA.

Aircraft

Registration
N7362V
Reported as
Bellanca 17-30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.