# NTSB OAK70D0017: Bellanca 17-30, N6660V, Redding, CA, May 19, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1969
- Place: Redding, CA · REDDING, CA
- Location: 40.5865° N, 122.3917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redding, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5865&lon=-122.3917&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179939
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70D0017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70D0017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1697  69/5/19    REDDING,CALIF       BELLANCA 17-30      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 720
        TIME - 1300                    N6660V              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 480 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDDING MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        REMARKS- POWER APPROACH LDG,HORN DID NOT SOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6660V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6660V-2024-03-02), registration cancelled 2024-03-02, S/N 30034, 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: Redding Municipal

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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