- Date
- April 28, 1972
- Place
- Onalaska, WA · ONALASKA, WA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N6581VBellanca 17-31A
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166480
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1239 72/4/28 ONALASKA,WASH BELLANCA 17-31A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 900 TIME - 2320 N6581V PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP PALO ALTO,CALIF RENTON,WASH MEDFORD,OREG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- LOSS OF CTL FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.L WG PANEL SEPARATED JUST BFOR IMPACT.RECOVERY DATE 8/20/72.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6581V
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-31A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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