# NTSB NYC75AN088: Bellanca 17-30, N4723V, Newton, NJ, March 2, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1975
- Place: Newton, NJ · NEWTON, NJ
- Location: 41.0515° N, 74.7533° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newton, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0515&lon=-74.7533&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79437
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75AN088
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN088

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4723V-1975-08-12), registration cancelled 1975-08-12, S/N 30062 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19750302017699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750302017699A), Mar 2, 1975: Blanca 1730, Newton, NJ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Evidence hi than nml wing load on front up rear strap fitng. Front spar shear plate & planking det.

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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