NTSB investigations: Bellanca 17-30A, 1983

5 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Bellanca 17-30A. 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.

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NTSB investigations: Bellanca 17-30A, 1983 per year, 1969–2026: 255 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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1983
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1220433'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB FTW84FA083Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBellanca 17-30A · Hebbronville, TXThe flt proceeded without incident until the plt contacted houston ARTCC. The plt requested the destination wx & was told that the entire area was IFR. The closest arpt reporting VFR conditions was at mcallen, TX, aprx 80 mi southeast. The plt then advised…Dec 3, 1983 · N4097B · DestroyedNTSB LAX83LA291Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 17-31A · Ducor, CAThe acft crashed into the side of a hill at 1900 feet MSL while on a photographic mission. The top of the mountain that was struck is 2412 feet MSL. The pilot was fatally injured in the crash and ground fire following impact. According to his secretary he was…Jun 18, 1983 · N8838V · DestroyedNTSB 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 damageNTSB ATL83LA153Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 17-30A · Shelbyville, TNThe acft collided with a power line during a forced landing after power loss due to fuel exhaustion. The acft was on thefinal approach. The pilot said he would be landing short of the rwy. When asked the nature of his emergency he said 'I think I am running…Mar 25, 1983 · N28190 · DestroyedNTSB CHI83LA142Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 17-30A · Columbus, OHThe plt had purchased the acft on 2/28/83. From that date until the day of the accident on 3/16/83, he had problems with the landing gear. When he attempted to retract the gear after takeoff on the day of the accident, the indicators showed that the gear had…Mar 16, 1983 · N93571 · Substantial damage