Bellanca 17-30A N14908
14 February 1982 · Factoryville, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 February 1982 at about 14:30 local time, a Bellanca 17-30A registered N14908, operated by Richard C. Post, was involved in an accident near Factoryville, Pennsylvania, United States. 3 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 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Factoryville, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Seamans
- Coordinates
- 41.5606, -75.7807
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 17-30A
- Registration
- N14908
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Richard C. Post
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wilkes-Barre → Stow
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC82DA034
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
DURING THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT, THERE WAS A LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION. A MECHANIC CHECKED THE GEAR AND A DECISION WAS MADE TO FLY THE PLANE WITH THE GEAR DOWN TO ANOTHER AIRPORT FOR MAINTENANCE. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT, THE "GEAR DOWN" SPEED WAS NOT EXCEEDED. WHILE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN GEAR ABOUT 10 FT SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE PLANE BOUNCED, AND ON THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN, THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED. AN EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE BRUSHES IN THE LANDING GEAR POWER PACK WERE COMPLETELY WORN. NO OTHER PRE-CRASH GEAR PROBLEMS WERE FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 1982 | Bellanca 17-30A | Browning, Montana, United States | Woodruff Hope Feed INS | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1982 | Bellanca 17-30 | Columbia, Missouri, United States | John M. Lindhorst | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1982 | Bellanca 17-31 | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Carl F. Hinshaw | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1982 | Bellanca 17-31ATC | Walsh, Colorado, United States | Lawrence L. Bitner | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1982 | Bellanca 17-30 | Havelock, North Carolina, United States | John E. Way | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1982 | Bellanca 17-30 | Santa Barbara, California, United States | Clamar Air | Fatal | 2 |
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