# NTSB CHI67F0175: Bellanca 1419-3, N8512R, Eastport, MI, August 27, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1966
- Place: Eastport, MI · EASTPORT, MI
- Location: 45.1107° N, 85.3517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eastport, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1107&lon=-85.3517&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121673
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0175
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0175-121673

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2445  66/8/27    EASTPORT MICH       BELLANCA 1419-3     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 700
        TIME - 1645                    N8512R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TORCHPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED ON PRIVATE UNATTENDED AIRSTRIP AFTER MAKING LOW PASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8512R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8512R-2013-09-10), registration cancelled 2013-09-10, S/N 4274, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 1419-3
- 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: Torchport

## Other investigations on N8512R (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 CHI68F0196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0196), Jul 14, 1967: Bellanca 14-19 (N8512R), Midland, MI, 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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