Accident Bellanca 17-30A N14728,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 378422
 
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Date:Monday 17 September 1984
Time:16:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic BL17 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bellanca 17-30A
Owner/operator:Michael Kelley
Registration: N14728
MSN: 75-30741
Year of manufacture:1974
Total airframe hrs:989 hours
Engine model:Continental IO-520-K
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Bishop, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:Independence, CA (207
Destination airport:Bishop, CA (KBIH)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
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.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: LAX84LA485
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB LAX84LA485

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
25 June 2017 N14728 Private 0 Delaware County, East 13th St, Grove, OK sub
Fuel starvation

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Revision history:

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