# NTSB CHI65F0157: Bellanca 14-19, N8844R, Pontiac, MI, May 1, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1965
- Place: Pontiac, MI · PONTIAC, MI
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177711
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65F0157
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65F0157

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0998   65/5/1    PONTIAC MITCH       BELLANCA 14-19      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 350
        TIME - 1600                    N8844R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PONTIAC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8844R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8844R-2009-06-18), registration cancelled 2009-06-18, S/N 4198, built 1960 (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: Pontiac

## Other investigations on N8844R (3)

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 DEN80DTE76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTE76), Sep 7, 1980: Bellanca 14-193 (N8844R), Delta, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK76DXQ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DXQ22), Oct 18, 1975: Bellanca 1419-3 (N8844R), Ely, NV, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI69D0370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0370), Nov 3, 1968: Bellanca 14-19 (N8844R), Middlefield, OH, substantial damage

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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