# NTSB NYC82FGM03: Bellanca 17-30A, N93647, Seven Springs, PA, October 15, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1981
- Place: Seven Springs, PA · SEVEN SPRINGS, PA
- Location: 40.0263° N, 79.2943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seven Springs, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0263&lon=-79.2943&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123007
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82FGM03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FGM03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3081  81/10/15   SEVEN SPRINGS,PA    BELLANCA 17-30A     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1500
        TIME - 1850                    N93647              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 850 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEVEN SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARRISBURG,PA               SEVEN SPRINGS,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD ALL GEAR INDCD DWN & LOCKED,NOTED ELEC BURNING SMELL.DEMOLISHED BY FIRE AFT OF FIREWALL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N93647](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93647-2013-05-22), registration cancelled 2013-05-22, S/N 74-30709, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30A
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-30A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (registry code 1220433) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Seven Springs

## 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 19811015067439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811015067439A), Oct 15, 1981: Blanca 1730A, Seven Springs, PA, Destroyed. Piot reported smell from electrical short on appoach to landing. Gear collapsed on roll. Aircraft burned.

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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