# NTSB NYC73DFJ18: Bellanca 17-30, N4935V, Dunkirk, NY, January 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 25, 1973
- Place: Dunkirk, NY · DUNKIRK, NY
- Location: 42.4806° N, 79.3329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dunkirk, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4806&lon=-79.3329&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163189
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DFJ18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DFJ18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0516  73/1/25    DUNKIRK,NY          BELLANCA 17-30      CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1026
        TIME - 1715                    N4935V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 572 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUNKIRK MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PITTSBURGH,PA               DUNKIRK,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- FUEL IN AUX TANKS NOT USED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4935V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4935V-2018-02-08), registration cancelled 2018-02-08, S/N 30143, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (registry code 1220432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dunkirk Municipal

## 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 19730125002329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730125002329A), Jan 25, 1973: Blanca 1730, Dunkirk, NY, Substantial damage. Fuel in aux tanks not used.

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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