# NTSB OAK79DVG03: Bellanca BL-300, N4724V, Fall Riv Mills, CA, October 23, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1978
- Place: Fall Riv Mills, CA · FALL RIV MILLS, CA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 27, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147562
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DVG03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3017  78/10/23   FALL RIV MILLS,CA   BELLANCA BL-300     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 420
        TIME - 1300                    N4724V              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALL RIVER MILLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JOSE,CA                 FALL RIV MILLS,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4724V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4724V-1991-03-20), registration cancelled 1991-03-20, S/N 30063 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA BL-300
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (registry code 1220432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fall River Mills

## 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 19781023033289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781023033289A), Oct 23, 1978: Blanca 1413, Fall Riv Mills, CA, Substantial damage

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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