# NTSB FTW67F0286: Bellanca 14-19, N7645E, Sweetwater, TX, November 7, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1966
- Place: Sweetwater, TX · SWEETWATER, TX
- Location: 32.4694° N, 100.4087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sweetwater, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4694&lon=-100.4087&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 21, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178376
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0286
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0286

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3181   66/11/7   SWEETWATER TEX      BELLANCA 14-19      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 2000
        TIME - 1630                    N7645E              PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AVENGER FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7645E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7645E-1972-08-22), registration cancelled 1972-08-22, S/N 4147 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-19
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-19-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-3) (registry code 3080106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Avenger Field

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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