- Date
- July 7, 1968
- Place
- Lexington, NC · LEXINGTON, NC
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8884RBellanca 14-193
- Status
- Completed · report August 12, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109795
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1907 68/7/7 LEXINGTON,NC BELLANCA 14-193 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 4000 TIME - 1600 N8884R PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LEXINGTON TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT) FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- LEFT BRAKE RESERVOIR EMPTY. PLT INTENTIONALLY GROUND LOOPED TO AVOID RR EMBANKMENT AT END OF RNWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8884R
- Reported as
- Bellanca 14-193
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lexington
N8884RRegistration cancelled Mar 11, 2013 · Bellanca 14-19-3Airframe modelBellanca 14-19-3Engine modelContinental I0-470 series
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