Bellanca 17 31ATC accident near Boonville, MO
On April 24, 2017, a Bellanca 17 31ATC (airplane) was involved in an accident near Boonville, MO. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- April 24, 2017
- Place
- Boonville, MO
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 17 31ATC · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 38.959°N, 92.681°W
- NTSB ID
- 20170424X60355
Official records · CEN17FA164
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn April 24, 2017, at 1339 central daylight time, a Bellanca 17-31-ATC airplane, N787TV, collided with high tension power lines and impacted terrain during final approach to land at the Jesse Viertel Memorial Airport (VER), Boonville, Missouri. The commercial rated pilot and the passenger were fatally injured, and the airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was registered to Select Airplane, LLC, and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight that operated without a flight plan. The airplane departed VER that morning for an unknown destination and was returning when the accident occurred. The airport manager at VER reported that he had seen the pilot fly in and out of the airport on numerous occasions and that the pilot often flew a low final approach. On the day of the accident, he saw the airplane "lower than usual" on final approach for runway 18. As the airplane continued toward the airport, he saw it contact power lines, abruptly pitch nose-low, and descend into the terrain. He immediately contacted emergency service and responded to the accident site. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe pilot's logbook was not available during the investigation. The pilot's total flight experience and date of last flight review are not known. On February 28, 2013, the pilot applied for a third-class medical certificate and reported having accrued 4,840 hours of total flight experience with 0 hours flown in the preceding 6 months. Due to p
Probable cause
The pilot's impairment, due to his use of a combination of psychoactive drugs and a vision deficiency in his left eye, which resulted in a failure to maintain adequate altitude during final approach to landing and subsequent collision with power lines.
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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.
