# NTSB Accident FTW92FA015
> **BELLANCA 17-30A** · 1991-10-28 · COTULLA, TX, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW92FA015
- **Event ID:** 20001212X18290
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-10-28
- **Location:** COTULLA, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 28.429021, -99.230743
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELLANCA
- **Model:** 17-30A
- **Registration:** N6307Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, AND A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH RESULTED IN PARTIAL FAILURE OF THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS AND A MALFUNCTION OF THE AUTOPILOT.

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