# NTSB SEA76AS034: Bellanca 17-30, Orofino, ID, January 15, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: January 15, 1976
- Place: Orofino, ID · OROFINO, ID
- Location: 46.4849° N, 116.2530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orofino, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, August 11, 1976
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152883
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76AS034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76AS034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0254  76/1/15  NR.OROFINO,ID         BELLANCA 17-30      CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1424                    N7385V              PX-  2  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 34, 3968 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            105 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BUTTE,MT                    OROFINO,ID                   KOOSKIA,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               1800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3/4 MILE OR LESS                                         RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       38
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- STRUCK TREES IN MOUNTAINOUS AREA AT 5700FT.NORTH OF PROPOSED RTE,FND UNDER V-187.RCVRD 7/10/76.
```

## Sequence of events

- Enroute-change of cruise level

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7385V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7385V-1976-05-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30 (registry code 1220432, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- FAA reports: 19760115003309A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760115003309A) (OpenAirDocs)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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