- Date
- April 18, 1970
- Place
- San Rafael, CA · SAN RAFAEL, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N4804VBellanca 17-30
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 137725
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1173 70/4/18 SAN RAFAEL,CALIF BELLANCA 17-30 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 484 TIME - 0931 N4804V PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 270 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HAMILTON AFB DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN RAFAEL,CALIF NAPA,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT REMARKS- ELEVATOR TRIM TAB IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED. PLT KNEW COCKPIT TAB CTL WAS INOPERATIVE. ACFT PITCHED OVER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4804V
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hamilton Afb
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