NYC77FHM25

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 17-30 · Newburg, NY · September 2, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 2, 1977
Place
Newburg, NY · NEWBURG, NY
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6574VBellanca 17-30
Status
Completed · report November 11, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770902025779A
Case key
145717

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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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3-2522   77/9/2    NEWBURG,NY          BELLANCA 17-30      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 1456
        TIME - 1400                    N6574V              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEWART
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORRISTOWN,NJ               BURLINGTON,VT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELONGATED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR BUSHING P/N 194329 WAS BADLY ELONGATED.

Aircraft

Registration
N6574V
Reported as
Bellanca 17-30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Stewart

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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.