CHI67F0351

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 14-19 · Pontiac, MI · October 30, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 30, 1966
Place
Pontiac, MI · PONTIAC, MI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N416MBBellanca 14-19
Status
Completed · report March 3, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120296

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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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3-3755  66/10/30   PONTIAC MICH        BELLANCA 14-19      CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 1258                    N416MB              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PONTIAC MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- STUDENT LANDED BEHIND DEPARTING CONVAIR.GO AROUND ACCOMPLISHED.DAMAGED NOSEGEAR FAILED ON NEXT LDG

Aircraft

Registration
N416MB
Reported as
Bellanca 14-19
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pontiac Muni

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.

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