# NTSB CHI72FEA10: Bellanca 14-13, N86874, Whitestown, IN, August 18, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1971
- Place: Whitestown, IN · WHITESTOWN, IN
- Location: 39.9717° N, 86.3717° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whitestown, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9717&lon=-86.3717&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163113
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3155  71/8/18    WHITESTOWN,IND      BELLANCA 14-13      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 478
        TIME - 1930                    N86874              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 88 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITESTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITESTOWN,IND              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE INDUCTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N86874](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86874-1989-03-09), registration cancelled 1989-03-09, S/N 1236 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-13
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-13](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-13) (registry code 1201002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Whitestown

## Other investigations on N86874 (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 FTW86LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA084), May 12, 1986: Bellanca 14-13 (N86874), Pearland, TX, destroyed

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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