Bellanca 17-30A N6701V
9 September 1971 · Seattle, Washington, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 September 1971 at about 19:31 local time, a Bellanca 17-30A registered N6701V, operated by Pacific Aviati, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Seattle, Washington, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:31
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Seattle, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Boeing
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 17-30A
- Registration
- N6701V
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Pacific Aviati
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3799
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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
FUEL SELECTOR VALVE POS HALFWAY OPENING R MAIN LINE.NO NITE CHECKOUT.TRIED TO RET TO FLD, LOST CTL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bellanca 17 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 1971 | Bellanca 17-30 | Hachita, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 23 Apr 1971 | Bellanca 17-30A | Smithfield, Texas, United States | C.h.and L Bell | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1971 | Bellanca 17-30 | Slt.st.marie, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1971 | Bellanca 17-30 | Pontiac, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1971 | Bellanca 17-30 | New Albany, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1971 | Bellanca 17-30 | Bridgeport, Ohio, United States | Santos Constru | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |