# NTSB DEN68D0009: Bellanca 300W, N6696V, Akron, CO, June 14, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1967
- Place: Akron, CO · AKRON, CO
- Location: 40.1635° N, 103.2203° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Akron, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1635&lon=-103.2203&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116093
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68D0009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2004  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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6696V), registered now, S/N 30008 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 300W
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (registry code 1220432) (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
- Airport: Akron

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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