# NTSB NYC80FFJ13: Bellanca 17-30, N4789V, Akron, NY, August 21, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1980
- Place: Akron, NY · AKRON, NY
- Location: 43.0180° N, 78.4978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Akron, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0180&lon=-78.4978&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129187
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FFJ13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFJ13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2373  80/8/21    AKRON,NY            BELLANCA 17-30      CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2015                    N4789V              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  AGE 35, 930 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            185 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AKRON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AKRON,NY                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- ENCTRD BUSH & ROUGH TRRN AFTER DEPG RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4789V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4789V-2018-01-24), registration cancelled 2018-01-24, S/N 30079, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (registry code 1220432) (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: Akron

## 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 19800821058379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800821058379A), Aug 21, 1980: Blanca 1730, Akron, NY, Substantial damage. Engine failed right after takeoff. Airplane crashed off end of runway.

## Other investigations on N4789V (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 MIA99LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA040), Dec 2, 1998: Bellanca 17-30 (N4789V), Star, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to use proper short-field landing procedure, resulting in an extended flare and touchdown by the nose wheel and right main wheel simultaneously, and the subsequent loss of…

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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