FTW71FPM09

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 14-133 · Tulsa, OK · October 3, 1970

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
October 3, 1970
Place
Tulsa, OK · TULSA, OK
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N6505NBellanca 14-133
Status
Completed · report July 13, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
158435

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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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3-3981   70/10/3   TULSA,OKLA          BELLANCA 14-133     CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 39400
        TIME - 1015                    N6505N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TULSA DOWNTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULSA,OKLA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OBS SAID NORMAL T/O WAS MADE. ACFT FUELED BEFORE FLT. NO MALFUNCTION FOUND DURING INVEST.

Aircraft

Registration
N6505N
Reported as
Bellanca 14-133
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tulsa Downtown

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.