CHI67D0552

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 14-19 · Eaton Rapids, MI · October 31, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 31, 1966
Place
Eaton Rapids, MI · EATON RAPIDS, MI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8535RBellanca 14-19
Status
Completed · report May 4, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119377

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4294  66/10/31 NR.EATON RAPIDS MICH  BELLANCA 14-19      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1600                    N8535R              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  56, 5500 TOTAL HOURS, 12
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG. ROUGH ON FIRST FLT SEGMENT-NO MAINT. PERFORMED. ENG SEIZED ON RETURN FLT.

Aircraft

Registration
N8535R
Reported as
Bellanca 14-19
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Capital City,Mich

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.