# NTSB DEN69F0092: Bellanca 14-193, N6853D, Tucumcari, NM, September 25, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1968
- Place: Tucumcari, NM · TUCUMCARI, NM
- Location: 35.1709° N, 103.7053° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucumcari, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1709&lon=-103.7053&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108277
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN69F0092
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69F0092

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3167  68/9/25    TUCUMCARI,N MEX     BELLANCA 14-193     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 256
        TIME - 0010                    N6853D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUCUMCARI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6853D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6853D), registered now, S/N 4176, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-193
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-19-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-3) (registry code 3080106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tucumcari

## Other investigations on N6853D (2)

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 DIA68D0169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0169), Aug 16, 1967: Bellanca 14-193 (N6853D), Russelville, WV, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0183), Oct 7, 1964: Bellanca 1419 (N6853D), Pikeville, KY, 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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