Bellanca 17-30A N8243R
22 December 1972 · Marion, Indiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 22 December 1972 at about 16:58 local time, a Bellanca 17-30A registered N8243R, operated by Mitchell Indus, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Marion, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:58
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Marion, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Marion Municipal
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 17-30A
- Registration
- N8243R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mitchell Indus
- Operating rule
- Aircraft Manufacturer
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Mineral Wells, Tex → Marion, Ind
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-4133
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
2ND APCH, SHORT FINAL, PLT AWARE OF AIRFRAME ICE LWRD NOSE TO MAINT 100 MPH HIT GND.NOT DEICER EQPD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bellanca 17 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 1972 | Bellanca 17-30 | Huntsville, Alabama, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1972 | Bellanca 17-31A | Alexander Cty, Alabama, United States | Trans Union AI | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 1972 | Bellanca 17-30 | Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1972 | Bellanca 17-31 | Northbrook, Illinois, United States | Trans Union AI | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1972 | Bellanca 17-30A | Shafter, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1972 | Bellanca 17-31A | Onalaska, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |