# NTSB FTW66D0425: Bellanca 14-19, N8883R, Beamont, TX, November 21, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 21, 1965
- Place: Beamont, TX · BEAMONT, TX
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174627
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0425
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0425

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3393  65/11/21   BEAMONT TEX         BELLANCA 14-19      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 59, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - 1632                    N8883R              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JEFFERSON COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8883R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8883R-2013-05-16), registration cancelled 2013-05-16, S/N 4245, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-19
- 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: Jefferson County

## Other investigations on N8883R (1)

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 SEA87LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA155), Aug 4, 1987: Bellanca 14-19-3A (N8883R), Mahoney Creek, ID, 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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