Bellanca 17-30A accident near Corinth, MS
On May 31, 1995, a Bellanca 17-30A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Corinth, MS. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 31, 1995
- Place
- Corinth, MS
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 17-30A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.930°N, 88.510°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X03503
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 31, 1995, at an unknown time,after 2108 central daylight time, N4207B, a Bellanca 17-30A, registered to and operated by the pilot, crashed in Corinth, Mississippi, while on a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was totally destroyed and the pilot, the sole occupant, received fatal injuries. The flight had just originated at the time of the accident. A person who identified himself as the pilot of N4702B telephoned the FAA Flight Service Station in McAlester, Oklahoma about 1044 the same day and requested a weather briefing for a VFR flight proposed at 1430, to Muscle Shoals, Alabama. At 1349 the same individual called again at 1349 and received another briefing for the same proposed flight. During both briefings the pilot was told that VFR flight was not recommended. At 1520, the pilot of N4207B called by radio to personnel on duty at McAlester FSS and again was told the VFR flight was not recommended. At 1554, the pilot contacted briefer on duty at Jonesboro AFSS and stated he was 40 miles east of Harrison, Arkansas, and was at 8,000 feet msl. At 1655, the pilot of N4207B contacted briefer on duty at Memphis flight watch and stated that he was in deteriorating weather conditions and had descended to 2,000 feet msl. He requested a weather update for his destination, and again was told that VFR flight was not recommended. At 1746, the pilot telephoned the briefer on duty at the Jackson, Mississippi FSS and stated he was on the ground at Bolivar, Te
Probable cause
THE PILOTS DECISION TO CONTINUE HIS VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AFTER BEING ADVISED THAT VFR FLIGHT SHOULD NOT BE ATTEMPTED, RESULTING IN SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND LOSS OF CONTROL. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S SELF-INDUCED PRESSURE TO GET TO WORK, THE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE DARK NIGHT.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
