FTW71DRH29

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 14-19 · Seguin, TX · May 16, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 16, 1971
Place
Seguin, TX · SEGUIN, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7990ABellanca 14-19
Status
Completed · report January 12, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161592

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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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3-1636  71/5/16    SEGUIN,TEX          BELLANCA 14-19      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 1525
        TIME - 1800                    N7990A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1050 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GUADALUPE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HALLETTSVILLE,TEX           SEGUIN,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
        REMARKS- NOSE GR WOULD NOT EXTEND.CAUSE UNK DUE EXTENSIVE DMG.1ST FLT SINCE PAINT JOB.

Aircraft

Registration
N7990A
Reported as
Bellanca 14-19
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Guadalupe County

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.