# NTSB CHI67F0351: Bellanca 14-19, N416MB, Pontiac, MI, October 30, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1966
- 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 March 3, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120296
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0351
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0351

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N416MB-2014-04-25), registration cancelled 2014-04-25, S/N 4225, 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 Muni

## Other investigations on N416MB (2)

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 FTW70FPG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70FPG31), May 24, 1970: Downer 14-19 (N416MB), Fort Smith, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67F0663](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0663), May 21, 1967: Bellanca 14-19 (N416MB), Pontiac, 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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