FTW70FPA05

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 14-192 · Waxahachie, TX · February 1, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 1, 1970
Place
Waxahachie, TX · WAXAHACHIE, TX
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N7650BBellanca 14-192
Status
Completed · report August 6, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
201245

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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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3-0640   70/2/1    WAXAHACHIE,TEX      BELLANCA 14-192     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 207
        TIME - 1815                    N7650B              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 93 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OBRIEN AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAXAHACHIE,TEX              DALLAS,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O FROM GRASS BESIDE SOGGY RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N7650B
Reported as
Bellanca 14-192
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Obrien Airpark

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.