# NTSB FTW75DRG88: Bellanca 300, N4874V, Leakey, TX, June 7, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1975
- Place: Leakey, TX · LEAKEY, TX
- Location: 29.7254° N, 99.7631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leakey, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7254&lon=-99.7631&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148868
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DRG88
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRG88

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1318   75/6/7    LEAKEY,TX           BELLANCA 300        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N4874V              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 29 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JH ROSE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCK SPRINGS,TX             LEAKEY,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4874V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 300
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jh Rose

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750607014929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750607014929A), Jun 7, 1975: Blanca 1730, Leakey, TX, 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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