# NTSB CHI77FEX53: Bellanca 14-19, N6555N, Mccordsville, IN, September 27, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1977
- Place: Mccordsville, IN · MCCORDSVILLE, IN
- Location: 39.8951° N, 85.9069° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McCordsville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8951&lon=-85.9069&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144794
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEX53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEX53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3278  77/9/27    MCCORDSVILLE,IN     BELLANCA 14-19      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1348
        TIME - 1815                    N6555N              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROOKSIDE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCCORDSVILLE,IN             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        REMARKS- HYDRAULIC DOWN LOCKS REMOVED IN 1957.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6555N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6555N), registered now, S/N 2007, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-19
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-19](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19) (registry code 3080102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435a-0-435c) (registry code 41517, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brookside

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770927034799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770927034799A), Sep 27, 1977: Blanca 1419, Mccordsville, IN, Substantial damage. Hydraulic down locks removed in 1957.

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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