Bellanca 17-31A N6590V
7 June 1970 · Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 June 1970 at about 17:30 local time, a Bellanca 17-31A registered N6590V, operated by C R Lusk and S, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Melon Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 17-31A
- Registration
- N6590V
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- C R Lusk and S
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2756
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
SHOCK STRUT SEAL FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 1970 | Bellanca 17-30A | Floydada, Texas, United States | Bellanca Sales | Fatal | 2 |
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| 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 | - |
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| 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 |