Bellanca 17-30 N4804V
18 April 1970 · San Rafael, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 April 1970 at about 09:31 local time, a Bellanca 17-30 registered N4804V was involved in an accident during in flight near San Rafael, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:31
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Rafael, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hamilton Afb
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 17-30
- Registration
- N4804V
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Napa, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1173
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
ELEVATOR TRIM TAB IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED. PLT KNEW COCKPIT TAB CTL WAS INOPERATIVE. ACFT PITCHED OVER
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bellanca 17 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 1970 | Bellanca 17-30A | Floydada, Texas, United States | Bellanca Sales | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Dec 1970 | Bellanca 17-31 | Richmond Hts, Ohio, United States | Flite-Line Inc | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1970 | Bellanca 17-30 | Sacaton, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 13 Dec 1970 | Bellanca 17-30 | Queen Creek, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Aug 1970 | Bellanca 17-30 | Waukegan, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1970 | Bellanca 17-30 | Burns, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |