Bellanca 17-30A N14763

Summary

On 29 December 2003 at about 17:40 local time, a Bellanca 17-30A registered N14763 was involved in an accident near Wellington, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 December 2003 at 17:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Wellington, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Wellington Muni (EGT)

Coordinates

37.3244, -97.3872

Aircraft

Bellanca 17-30A

Registration

N14763

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Shawnee → Wellington

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI04LA049

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot not maintaining directional control during the landing roll. Factors were the dry grass and the concrete box he encountered during his excursion off the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was destroyed during landing roll when it impacted a concrete electrical box following an excursion off of runway 17. The pilot stated, "I (as pilot) made an input of right aileron down which [exacerbated the] skid, including [the] right wing tip scraping the runway. Aircraft departed runway. Aircraft returned to three wheels down within 40 feet of runway edge. Aircraft was uncontrollable on dry, dead grass." The concrete electrical box was located approximately 75 feet left of the runway. The Airport/Facility Directory contained published remarks that warned personnel and equipment would be working adjacent to that runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.