NYC75DHJ14

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 17-30 · Deer Park, NY · July 4, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 4, 1974
Place
Deer Park, NY · DEER PARK, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4732VBellanca 17-30
Status
Completed · report October 3, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740704027219A
Case key
130081

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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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3-2495   74/7/4  NR.DEER PARK,NY       BELLANCA 17-30      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 2463
        TIME - 1830                    N4732V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WESTHAMPTON,NY              LINDEN,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURBC NR JFK ARPT AT 3500FT.SKIN RUPTURED,LONGITUDINAL CRACKS IN BOTH WINGS.

Aircraft

Registration
N4732V
Reported as
Bellanca 17-30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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