# NTSB ATL81FKJ35: Bellanca 14-19, N36KC, Weaver, AL, September 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1981
- Place: Weaver, AL · WEAVER, AL
- Location: 33.7591° N, 85.8094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weaver, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7591&lon=-85.8094&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123680
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FKJ35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKJ35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2046  81/9/12    WEAVER,AL           BELLANCA 14-19      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0600                    N36KC               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 36, 1149 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            35 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCMINN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEAVER,AL                   MONTGOMERY,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- SINKHOLE DVLPD IN RWY,LOOKED LIKE WTR PUDDLE OR PATCH ON RWY,DAWN.1X3FT SURF HOLE,HOLLOW DOME BLO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N36KC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36KC-2018-04-19), registration cancelled 2018-04-19, S/N 4304, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-19
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-19-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-3) (registry code 3080106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mcminn

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810912058779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810912058779A), Sep 12, 1981: Blanca 14193A, Weaver, AL, Minor damage. Aircraft wheel hit hole in runway shearing off gear and causing aircraft to veer off runway.

## Other investigations on N36KC (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 GAA17CA558](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA558), Aug 27, 2017: Bellanca 14 19 (N36KC), Redding, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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.

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