FTW68F0299

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 14-193 · Kenner, LA · October 21, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 21, 1967
Place
Kenner, LA · KENNER, LA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8515RBellanca 14-193
Status
Completed · report January 5, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113269

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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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3-3776  67/10/21   KENNER,LA           BELLANCA 14-193     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 2000
        TIME - 1630                    N8515R              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 440 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOISANT INTL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RIGHT UPPER STRUT OF NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N8515R
Reported as
Bellanca 14-193
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Moisant Intl

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.