Bellanca 17-30 N4861V
12 February 1972 · Tucson, Arizona, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 12 February 1972 at about 08:20 local time, a Bellanca 17-30 registered N4861V was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Tucson, Arizona, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tucson, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tucson Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 17-30
- Registration
- N4861V
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2020
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 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
DID NOT VISUALLY CK FUEL TANKS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bellanca 17 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 1972 | Bellanca 17-30 | Huntsville, Alabama, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1972 | Bellanca 17-31A | Alexander Cty, Alabama, United States | Trans Union AI | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 1972 | Bellanca 17-30 | Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1972 | Bellanca 17-31 | Northbrook, Illinois, United States | Trans Union AI | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1972 | Bellanca 17-30A | Shafter, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1972 | Bellanca 17-31A | Onalaska, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |