Bellanca 17-31A N14723

Summary

On 30 August 2023 at about 23:30 local time, a Bellanca 17-31A registered N14723 was involved in an accident near Maurice, Iowa, 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.

Date

30 August 2023 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Maurice, Iowa, United States

Coordinates

42.9656, -96.2359

Aircraft

Bellanca 17-31A

Registration

N14723

Category

Airplane

Year built

1974

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Maurice → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN23LA428

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was moving the airplane from a nearby airport to his residence and was landing on a road. He said that during the landing he used too much brake, lost directional control, and the airplane went off the left side of the road. The right wing struck a pole and the airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot stated that the airplane did not have a current annual inspection and when asked specifically if there were any mechanical problems with the airplane, he said there were none.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.