DEN68D0009

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 300W · Akron, CO · June 14, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 14, 1967
Place
Akron, CO · AKRON, CO
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6696VBellanca 300W
Status
Completed · report September 25, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116093

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2004  67/6/14    AKRON, COLO         BELLANCA 300W       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 3200
        TIME - 1330                    N6696V              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2900 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AKRON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HAIL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT                                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN AREAS OF SEVERE TURBULENCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT FLEW BETWEEN 2 THUNDERSTORMS. HAIL DAMAGED WINGS AND TAIL. NOSE GEAR DAMAGED BY TURBULENCE.

Aircraft

Registration
N6696V
Reported as
Bellanca 300W
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Akron

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.