# NTSB FTW68F0273: Bellanca 14-19, N9835B, Shreveport, LA, October 13, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1967
- Place: Shreveport, LA · SHREVEPORT, LA
- Location: 32.5252° N, 93.7502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shreveport, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5252&lon=-93.7502&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112401
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0273
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0273

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4549  67/10/13   SHREVEPORT,LA       BELLANCA 14-19      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 200
        TIME - 1110                    N9835B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 135 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        REMARKS- LT LD GR MECHANISM FAILED TO GO OVER CENTER TO LOCK. PLT LOWERED GR WHEN ENG WAS IDLING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9835B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9835B-2013-05-30), registration cancelled 2013-05-30, S/N 4087, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-19
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-19](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19) (registry code 3080102) (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: Downtown

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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