Bellanca 17-30 N7388V
16 January 2002 · Plainview, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 January 2002 at about 00:00 local time, a Bellanca 17-30 registered N7388V was involved in an accident near Plainview, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Plainview, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hale County (PVW)
- Coordinates
- 34.1896, -101.7200
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 17-30
- Registration
- N7388V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St. Johns → Plainview
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- FTW02LA069
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath, which resulted in landing short of the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, he set up the approach to land on runway 22 so that the airplane would touch down on the numbers. Following a normal traffic pattern, the pilot flared the airplane and it landed 12 feet short of the runway. Subsequently, the airplane's nose landing gear contacted the lip at the approach end of the runway and collapsed. The airplane then slid down the runway along the runway centerline and came to a stop upright.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bellanca 17 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2002 | Bellanca 17-30A | Puertecitos, Mexico | Milton E. Black | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 2002 | Bellanca 17-30A | Alexandria, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Oct 2002 | Bellanca 17-30 | Bogota, Colombia | Private Individual | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 May 2002 | Bellanca 17-30A | Willits, California, United States | David H. Lovitt | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 2002 | Bellanca 17-30A | Pell City, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 2002 | Bellanca 17-31A | Gainesboro, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2002 | Boeing A75SN1 | Georgetown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 2002 | Cessna 188A | Vincent, Texas, United States | Elk Creek Spraying Service | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 2002 | Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 2002 | Cessna 340A | Temple, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 18 Jan 2002 | Beechcraft C23 | Sinton, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Oct 2002 | Cessna 172N | Porter, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |