Bellanca 17-30A accident near Pampa, TX
On February 13, 2001, a Bellanca 17-30A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pampa, TX. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 13, 2001
- Place
- Pampa, TX
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 17-30A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.606°N, 100.961°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010215X00456
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 12, 2001, approximately 2015 central standard time, a Bellanca 17-30A single-engine airplane, N1256R, was destroyed when it impacted terrain while maneuvering near Pampa, Texas. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot. The non-instrument rated private pilot and his passenger were fatally injured. Dark night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The cross-country flight originated from Albuquerque, New Mexico, at 1822, and was destined for the Perry Lefors Field Airport (PPA) near Pampa, Texas. The pilot contacted Albuquerque clearance delivery for a clearance out of the Class C airspace for his flight to Pampa. The pilot reported to clearance delivery that he had a problem with his transponder and had tried to get it fixed while at Albuquerque; however, he was not sure if the problem was corrected. The pilot was told departure control frequency would be 123.9 (south radar) and instructed to squawk 4325. The pilot then contacted ground control and received progressive taxi instructions to runway 08. As the pilot was taxiing the airplane to the takeoff runway, a pilot of another aircraft reported to ground control that N1256R still had its pitot cover flapping under the left wing. The ground controller asked the pilot if he heard the radio transmission. The pilot acknowledged hearing the radio transmission. While holding short of runway 08, the pilot contacted the air traffic control tower (local control) and was instructed to taxi i
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance. Contributing factors were the dark night and the fog.
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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.
