FTW67D0337

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 260 · Miami, TX · November 27, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 27, 1966
Place
Miami, TX · MIAMI, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7624EBellanca 260
Status
Completed · report March 6, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119686

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3804  66/11/27   MIAMI TEX           BELLANCA 260        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 2500
        TIME - 1400                    N7624E              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ROUGH GROUND IN LANDING AREA CONCEALED BY TALL GRASS.

Aircraft

Registration
N7624E
Reported as
Bellanca 260
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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