# NTSB FTW66F0393: Bellanca 14-19, N8888R, Plainview, TX, November 7, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1965
- Place: Plainview, TX · PLAINVIEW, TX
- Location: 34.1911° N, 101.7235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainview, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1911&lon=-101.7235&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174560
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0393
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0393

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3264   65/11/7   PLAINVIEW TEX       BELLANCA 14-19      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 1500
        TIME - 1524                    N8888R              PX-  0  0  3  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HALE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- RIVETS HOLDING NOSE GEAR MICRO SWITCH BRACKET P/N 190058 FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8888R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8888R), registered now, S/N 4250 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-19
- Registry model: [Downer BELLANCA 14-19-3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/downer-bellanca-14-19-3a) (registry code 3080118) (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: Hale County

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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