Bellanca 17-30 N6565V
27 March 1970 · Leander, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 March 1970 at about 19:53 local time, a Bellanca 17-30 registered N6565V was involved in an accident during in flight near Leander, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:53
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Leander, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 17-30
- Registration
- N6565V
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Austin, Tex → Abilene, Tex
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0556
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
CLIMBED INTO OVERCAST,4500 AGL.PLT HAD BEEN ON AGROUP TOUR FOR 12 HRS PRIOR TO NITE FLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bellanca 17 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 1970 | Bellanca 17-30A | Floydada, Texas, United States | Bellanca Sales | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Dec 1970 | Bellanca 17-31 | Richmond Hts, Ohio, United States | Flite-Line Inc | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1970 | Bellanca 17-30 | San Rafael, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Dec 1970 | Bellanca 17-30 | Sacaton, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 13 Dec 1970 | Bellanca 17-30 | Queen Creek, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Aug 1970 | Bellanca 17-30 | Waukegan, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |