- Date
- July 28, 1973
- Place
- Montego Bay, Jamaica · MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N39818Bellanca 17-30A
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 188727
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-0087 73/7/28 MONTEGO BAY,JAMC BELLANCA 17-30A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE TIME - 0959 N39818 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANGSTER INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTEGO BAY,JAMC MIAMI,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT REMARKS- OIL FILLER CAP NOT SECURED,OIL ON W/S.TIRES BLEW ON LNDG,STRUTS DMGD.RPTD BY GOVT OF JAMAICA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N39818
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-30A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sangster Intl
N39818Registered now · Bellanca 17-30AAirframe modelBellanca 17-30AEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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