# NTSB CHI67F0663: Bellanca 14-19, N416MB, Pontiac, MI, May 21, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1967
- 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 October 3, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116255
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0663
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0663

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2195  67/5/21    PONTIAC,MICH        BELLANCA 14-19      CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 60 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N416MB              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 32 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PONTIAC MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: SEALS
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RELIEF VALVE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.HYD PWR-PAK O RINGS ALLOWED PRESS.TO BY-PASS.RELIEF VALVES OUT OF TOLERANCE.
```

## 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 CHI67F0351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0351), Oct 30, 1966: 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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