# Accident 20110801016649A: Bellanca 14-13, Stoughton, WI, August 1, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2011, 09:20 local time
- Place: Stoughton, WI
- Airport: Matson
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9194° N, 89.1861° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9194&lon=-89.1861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74260, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74260-2012-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-13 (registry code 1201002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-13
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A4150 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 150 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA536](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA536) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110801016649A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AT APPROXIMETLY 0900 ON AUGUST 1, 2011 AIRCRAFT N74260 A BELLANCA MODEL 14-13 DEPARTED RUNWAY 1 AT MATSON AIRFIELD IN STOUGHTON WISCONSIN. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TREE TOPS APPROXIMETLY 900 FEET NORTH OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTING THE GROUND APPROXIMETLY 60 FEET NORTH OF THE TREES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN11LA536](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA536), Aug 1, 2011: Bellanca 14-13 (N74260), Stoughton, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper preflight planning and his failure to gain proper airspeed during takeoff from a grass airstrip resulting in a stall, the loss of control, and subsequent impact with the trees.…

## Other reports on N74260 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19990731027059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990731027059I), Jul 31, 1999: Blanca 1413 (N74260), Dowagiac, MI, Minor damage. Pilot stated that he did not think landing gear was in the down and locked position. Pilot then recycled landing gear. After second attempt at extending the…
- [Incident 19980712043509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980712043509I), Jul 12, 1998: Blanca 1413 (N74260), Dowagiac, MI, Minor damage. (-5)Pilot forgot to put gear down.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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