Bellanca 17-30A accident near Dallas, TX
On January 1, 2004, a Bellanca 17-30A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Dallas, TX. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 1, 2004
- Place
- Dallas, TX
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 17-30A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.899°N, 96.784°W
- NTSB ID
- 20040106X00018
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 1, 2004, at 1004 central standard time, a Bellanca 17-30A single-engine airplane, N4104B, registered to and operated by the pilot, was destroyed when it impacted residential structures shortly after takeoff from Addison Airport (ADS), near Dallas, Texas. The instrument rated private pilot and his passenger sustained fatal injuries. Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) prevailed and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 9. The planned 277-nautical miles cross-country flight was destined for Amarillo International Airport (AMA) near Amarillo, Texas. According to air traffic control (ATC) data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the pilot was issued a clearance to AMA at 0945 via the Kingdom Five standard departure; however, the pilot was unclear about the instructions. The controller then re-explained the instructions, and the pilot read back the clearance correctly. At 0948, the pilot advised the tower that he had the Kingdom Four departure, not the Kingdom Five departure. The controller then re-read the clearance to the pilot again, and the pilot seemed confused about the radials. The controller re-read the radial information again, and the pilot stated, "I got it and am ready for takeoff." At 0952, the controller contacted regional departure and advised them to watch N4104B, since the pilot had trouble with his departure clearance. At 0956, the tower advised the pilot to contact regional departure, and th
Probable cause
The failure of flight/navigation instruments while in instrument meteorological conditions (in-cloud flight and low ceilings) resulting in spatial disorientation. A contributing factors was the prevaling instrument meteorological conditions (low ceiling and in-cloud flight)
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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.
