# NTSB UNK73X0119: Bellanca 17-30A, N39818, Montego Bay, Jamaica, July 28, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1973
- Place: Montego Bay, Jamaica · MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188727
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK73X0119
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK73X0119

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39818), registered now, S/N 73-30511, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30A
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-30A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (registry code 1220433) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sangster Intl

## Other investigations on N39818 (1)

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.

- [NTSB ERA24LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA112), Feb 7, 2024: Bellanca 17-30 (N39818), Stevensville, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing with a crosswind.

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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