# NTSB SEA78DYP17: Bellanca 1731TC, N3EC, Kennewick, WA, March 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1978
- Place: Kennewick, WA · KENNEWICK, WA
- Location: 46.1976° N, 119.1759° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kennewick, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1976&lon=-119.1759&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142741
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78DYP17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0553  78/3/19  NR.KENNEWICK,WA       BELLANCA 1731TC     CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 70, 2091
        TIME - 1220                    N3EC                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2047 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALDERWOOD MANOR,WA          PORTLAND,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- MISTOOK ROAD FOR LDG STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3EC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 1731TC
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780319006859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780319006859A), Mar 19, 1978: Blanca 1731ATC, Kennewick, WA, Substantial damage. Mistook road for ldg strip.

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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