# NTSB FTW71FPM09: Bellanca 14-133, N6505N, Tulsa, OK, October 3, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1970
- Place: Tulsa, OK · TULSA, OK
- Location: 36.1540° N, 95.9928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulsa, OK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1540&lon=-95.9928&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 13, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158435
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FPM09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FPM09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3981   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6505N-1972-03-01), registration cancelled 1972-03-01, S/N 1623, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-133
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-13-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-13-3) (registry code 1201006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tulsa Downtown

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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