Bellanca 17-30A N14728
17 September 1984 · Bishop, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 17 September 1984 at about 23:30 local time, a Bellanca 17-30A registered N14728 was involved in an accident near Bishop, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bishop, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bishop (BIH)
- Coordinates
- 37.5000, -118.3091
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 17-30A
- Registration
- N14728
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Independence → Bishop
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX84LA485
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
THE PLT OF THE BELLANCA SAID HE SAW A SAILPLANE IN FRONT OF HIM IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND PULLED UP TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE BELLANCA STALLED AND EVEN THOUGH IT WAS PARTIALLY RECOVERED 500 FT BEFORE GROUND CONTACT, THE PLT SAID HE CUT THE ENGINE AND LANDED OFF THE ARPT IN 4 FT HIGH BRUSH WHERE IT LEFT A 62 FT GROUND SCAR. FROM WITNESS ACCOUNTS THE SAILPLANE WAS ON FINAL APPROACH AND THE BELLANCA ON BASE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bellanca 17 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 1984 | Bellanca 17-31ATC | Rocksprings, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1984 | Bellanca 17-31ATC | Antigo, Wisconsin, United States | LEE V. Johnson | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1984 | Bellanca 17-31A | Palm Coast, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1984 | Bellanca 17-30 | Plainview, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1984 | Bellanca 17-30A | Painter, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 May 1984 | Bellanca 17-30 | Irvine, California, United States | Richard Hawkins | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 1984 | Cessna 401A | San Francisco, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1984 | Eipper QUICKSILVER MX | Thousand Oaks, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1984 | Hughes 500C (369HS) | San Diego, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1984 | Cessna 180J | Hayward, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1984 | Piper PA-31T | Concord, California, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 5 Feb 1984 | Cessna 150M | Fremont, California, United States | Fremont Flying Service | No injuries | - |