N15DQ is a 1975 Bellanca 17-30A. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 4 seats, powered by a Cont Motor IO 520 series rated at 285 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Colorado Springs, CO. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in May 1975. It has been registered to its current owner since May 2025. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 51 years old
- 1 of 427 Bellanca 17-30A
2025
1975
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The pilot reported that, during landing he failed to extend the landing gear and attempted to initiate a go-around. The airplane attained an altitude of about 100 ft above the ground before it would no longer climb and maintain airspeed. The pilot subsequently initiated a forced landing to a nearby field with the landing gear now extended. During the landing roll, the airplane collided with a barbed wire fence, substantially damaging the wings. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane other than the Auto-Axtion system, a pilot back-up device to automatically lower the landing regardless of the position of the landing gear switch, minimizing the possibility of an accidental gear-up landing did not work. The back-up system was not examined.
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