# NTSB CHI67F0433: Bellanca 14-13, N86771, Warsaw, IN, December 30, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1966
- Place: Warsaw, IN · WARSAW, IN
- Location: 41.2461° N, 85.8485° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warsaw, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2461&lon=-85.8485&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178766
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0433
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0433

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4221  66/12/30   WARSAW IND          BELLANCA 14-13      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 128
        TIME - 1705                    N86771              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WARSAW MUNI.
        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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: SWITCHES
        REMARKS- PILOT MISINTERPRETED VISUAL GEAR INDICATOR.LANDING GEAR MICRO SWITCH DEFECTIVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N86771](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86771), registered now, S/N 1132, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-13
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-13](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-13) (registry code 1201002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-360-A1D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (registry code 41504, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Warsaw Muni.

## Other investigations on N86771 (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 CHI66F0747](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0747), May 7, 1966: Bellanca 14-13 (N86771), Tony, WI, 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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