# NTSB UNK74X0107: Bellanca 17-30A, N8877V, Tapchla, Guatemala, May 16, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1974
- Place: Tapchla, Guatemala · TAPCHLA, Guatemala
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170148
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK74X0107
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK74X0107

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0031  74/5/16    TAPCHLA,GUATEMALA   BELLANCA 17-30A     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 568
        TIME - 1730                    N8877V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          VERA CRUZ,MEX               SAN JOSE,GUATEMALA           TAPACHULA,GUATEMALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      65
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- LOW FUEL STATE,LNDD IN FLD.INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION GOVT OF GUATEMALA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8877V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8877V-2020-07-27), registration cancelled 2020-07-27, S/N 30381, built 1971 (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

## Other investigations on N8877V (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 CHI77FEI23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEI23), May 4, 1977: Bellanca 17-30 (N8877V), Toledo, OH, substantial damage

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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