N8785V - 1970 Aircraft Aircraft Registration

BL17

1970

Aircraft Description

Model Year

1970

Manufacturer

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Model

—

Type Aircraft

Fixed Wing Single Engine

ICAO Type Code

BL1717 Viking

Airworthiness Date

Invalid Date

Classification

Standard Normal Category

Type Registration

Unknown

Status

Cert Issue Date

Invalid Date

Registered Owner

Name

HENLEY GARY S

Address

5100 N A STREET 353

City

MIDLAND

State / Zip Code

Texas79705

Country

United States

Powerplant & Avionics

Engine Type

—

Number of Engines

—

Mode S Code (Oct)

53013451

Mode S Code (Hex)

AC1729

NTSB Accident History (1)

Date	NTSB #	Damage	Highest Injury	Probable Cause
Apr 17, 1989	FTW89FA151	Destroyed	Fatal	CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND HIS SELF-INDUCED PRESSURE WERE FACTORS.

Apr 17, 1989FTW89FA151

Destroyed

Fatal

CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND HIS SELF-INDUCED PRESSURE WERE FACTORS.

Additional Details

Registration

N8785V

Serial Number

30333

Number of Engines

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Number of Seats

—

Expiration Date

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Last Action Date

—

Last Update Date

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Unique ID

—

Data Source

Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov

Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC