Bellanca 17-31 N1281R
6 May 1981 · Santa Monica, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 May 1981 at about 15:50 local time, a Bellanca 17-31 registered N1281R, operated by California AVN, was involved in an accident during in flight near Santa Monica, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Monica, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 17-31
- Registration
- N1281R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- California AVN
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Santa Paula, Ca → Carlsbad, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2374
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
DITCHED NR SHORE.ACFT WASHED ASHORE & POUNDED ONSURF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 1981 | Bellanca 17-31A | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1981 | Bellanca 17-30A | Newark, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1981 | Bellanca 17-30A | Williston, North Dakota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1981 | Bellanca 17-30A | Seven Springs, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1981 | Bellanca 17-31 | Hessel, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Apr 1981 | Bellanca 17-30A | Bucyrus, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |