# NTSB CHI68D0064: Bellanca 14-19, N8853R, Elberfeld, IN, June 27, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1967
- Place: Elberfeld, IN · ELBERFELD, IN
- Location: 38.1617° N, 87.4482° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elberfeld, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1617&lon=-87.4482&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116287
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68D0064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0064

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2241  67/6/27    ELBERFELD,IND       BELLANCA 14-19      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 1021
        TIME - 0930                    N8853R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- STRUCK N2891N, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ACFT STARTED IN HANGAR, BOLT IN THROTTLE LINKAGE FELL OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8853R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8853R-2012-10-19), registration cancelled 2012-10-19, S/N 4220, 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 IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8853R (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 CHI72DEA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEA05), Jun 25, 1971: Bellanca 14-193 (N8853R), Evansville, IN, 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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