- Date
- March 23, 1968
- Place
- Littlefield, TX · LITTLEFIELD, TX
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N117UBellanca 14-13
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 118632
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0622 68/3/23 LITTLEFIELD,TEX BELLANCA 14-13 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 203 TIME - 1300 N117U PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LITTLEFIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- LOOSE GRAVEL ON RNWY. LEFT QUARTERING TAILWIND 10 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N117U
- Reported as
- Bellanca 14-13
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Littlefield
N117URegistration cancelled Aug 15, 2013 · Bellanca 14-13Airframe modelBellanca 14-13Engine modelFranklin 6A4150 series
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