# NTSB FTW70FPG31: Downer 14-19, N416MB, Fort Smith, AR, May 24, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1970
- Place: Fort Smith, AR · FORT SMITH, AR
- Location: 35.3859° N, 94.3985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Smith, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3859&lon=-94.3985&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181798
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70FPG31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70FPG31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2214  70/5/24    FORT SMITH,ARK      DOWNER 14-19        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 217
        TIME - 1400                    N416MB              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORT SMITH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT SMITH,ARK              ELYRIA,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW FLUID LEVEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- AN833 90DG BULKHEAD FITTING WORN THRU.FLUID DRAINED OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N416MB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N416MB-2014-04-25), registration cancelled 2014-04-25, S/N 4225, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOWNER 14-19
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-19-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-3) (registry code 3080106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fort Smith

## Other investigations on N416MB (2)

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 CHI67F0663](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0663), May 21, 1967: Bellanca 14-19 (N416MB), Pontiac, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67F0351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0351), Oct 30, 1966: Bellanca 14-19 (N416MB), Pontiac, MI, 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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