# NTSB FTW66D0705: Bellanca 14-19, N8875R, Shallowater, TX, June 9, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1966
- Place: Shallowater, TX · SHALLOWATER, TX
- Location: 33.6901° N, 101.9893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shallowater, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6901&lon=-101.9893&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171202
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0705
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0705

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1229   66/6/9    SHALLOWATER TEX     BELLANCA 14-19      CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1230                    N8875R              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 31, 430 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            32 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHALLOWATER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- GUSTY WINDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8875R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-19
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shallowater

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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