# NTSB FTW69F0494: Bellanca 14-13, N6502N, Mountain Home, AR, April 20, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1969
- Place: Mountain Home, AR · MOUNTAIN HOME, AR
- Location: 36.3351° N, 92.3842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mountain Home, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3351&lon=-92.3842&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 1, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190028
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0494
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0494

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1212  69/4/20    MOUNTAIN HOME,ARK   BELLANCA 14-13      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 5450
        TIME - 1700                    N6502N              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOUNTAIN HOME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PACKING SEAL MISSING FROM L INTAKE PIPE. INBOARD END DAMAGED. PLT PREOCCUPIED BY ENG PROBLEMS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6502N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6502N-2013-07-23), registration cancelled 2013-07-23, S/N 1619, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-13
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-13-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-13-3) (registry code 1201006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4165 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (registry code 27025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mountain Home

## Other investigations on N6502N (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN67D0161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0161), Nov 3, 1966: Bellanca 14-133 (N6502N), Portales, NM, substantial damage

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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