- Date
- March 2, 1975
- Place
- Newton, NJ · NEWTON, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4723VBellanca 17-30
- Status
- Completed · report July 14, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19750302017699A
- Case key
- 79437
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1238 75/3/2 NEWTON,NJ BELLANCA 17-30 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 1229 TIME - 1140 N4723V PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 427 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SUSSEX,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DETERIORATED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- EVIDENCE HI THAN NML WING LOAD ON FRONT UP REAR STRAP FITNG.FRONT SPAR SHEAR PLATE & PLANKING DET.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4723V
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.