NTSB investigations: Bellanca 17-30A

5 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Bellanca 17-30A, where the first occurrence was “In flight collision with object”. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19832026
NTSB investigations: Bellanca 17-30A per year, 1983–2026: 5 cases
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1220433')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 220))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB CHI00FA145Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBellanca 17-30A · Taylor, MOflight into known adverse weather conditions and the altitude/clearance not maintained by the pilot. An additional cause was the improper in-flight planning/decision by the pilot. Contributing factors were the weather below approach/landing minimums, night…May 27, 2000 · N136EL · DestroyedNTSB IAD98LA017Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 17-30A · Steubenville, OHCollision with deer on runway during initial takeoff and climb.Dec 18, 1997 · N28122 · DestroyedNTSB CHI86FA102Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportBellanca 17-30A · Frankfort, MIThe plt was taking off from his local arpt and local residents described conditions of 100 ft vis in heavy ground fog. After lift-off he began a left turn toward a 300 ft high ridge topped by 100 ft trees. The acft struck the tree tops, the plt lost control…Mar 14, 1986 · N123RM · DestroyedNTSB CHI85LA140Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 17-30A · Marshall, MNThe acft contacted 10 ft high trees during takeoff from a gravel taxiway. The plt then performed a forced landing in a cultivated fld during which the landing gear separated from the acft.Mar 13, 1985 · N8863V · Substantial damageNTSB FTW83LA285Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 17-30A · Clifton, TXOn final apch to land, the plt saw 2 buzzards & added power while maneuvering to avoid theem, then continued the apch. This resulted in landing beyond the intended touchdown point. The middle of the rwy was higher than either end; therefore, the plt was…Jun 18, 1983 · N28008 · Substantial damage