# NTSB FTW66F0622: Bellanca 14-19, N7600E, Floydada, TX, April 8, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1966
- Place: Floydada, TX · FLOYDADA, TX
- Location: 33.9835° N, 101.3368° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Floydada, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9835&lon=-101.3368&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172083
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0622
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0622

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0938   66/4/8    FLOYDADA TEX        BELLANCA 14-19      CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1545                    N7600E              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 27, 650 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOYDS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7600E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7600E), registered now, S/N 4102, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-19
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-19-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-2) (registry code 3080104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Loyds

## Other investigations on N7600E (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 OAK79DVA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA23), Apr 5, 1979: Bellanca 14-19 (N7600E), Fresno, CA, 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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