# NTSB FTW66F0370: Bellanca 14-13, N86938, Booker, TX, October 24, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1965
- Place: Booker, TX · BOOKER, TX
- Location: 36.4561° N, 100.5402° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Booker, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4561&lon=-100.5402&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175107
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0370
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0370

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3139  65/10/24   BOOKER TEX          BELLANCA 14-13      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 1600
        TIME - 1615                    N86938              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOOKER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
        REMARKS- LANDING GEAR DRIVE CHAIN SLIPPED OFF SPROCKET BECAUSE OF BENT CHAIN GUARD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N86938 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-13
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Booker

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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