# NTSB NYC73FGM29: Bellanca 17-30A, N39880, Freidens, PA, April 24, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1973
- Place: Freidens, PA · FREIDENS, PA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190728
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FGM29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FGM29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0972  73/4/24    FREIDENS,PA         BELLANCA 17-30A     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 173
        TIME - 1930                    N39880              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 56 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SOMERSET,PA                 SOMERSET,PA                  JOHNSTOWN,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ACFT VEERED L INTO AN AREA OF CUT TREE LIMBS AND HEAVY BRUSH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N39880](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39880), registered now, S/N 73-30551, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30A
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-30A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (registry code 1220433) (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: Somerset County

## 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 19730424010329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730424010329A), Apr 24, 1973: Blanca 1730A, Freidens, PA, Substantial damage. Acft veered l into an area of cut tree limbs and heavy brush.

## Other investigations on N39880 (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 CEN22LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA256), Jun 16, 2022: Bellanca 17-30A (N39880), Madison, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of a muffler weld due to inadequate maintenance, which resulted in a fire.

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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