# NTSB IAD71AI038: Bellanca 14-193, N8815R, Jamesville, VA, January 28, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 28, 1971
- Place: Jamesville, VA · JAMESVILLE, VA
- Location: 37.5151° N, 75.9305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamesville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5151&lon=-75.9305&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159431
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71AI038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71AI038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0170  71/1/28  NR.JAMESVILLE,VA      BELLANCA 14-193     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 1400
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N8815R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEDFORD,MASS               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- APPARENT INTNTL DITCHING. PLT DROWNED,WAS FOUND  CLAD IN WET SUIT.NO ACFT OR ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8815R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8815R-2012-11-15), registration cancelled 2012-11-15, S/N 4167, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-193
- Registry model: [Downer BELLANCA 14-19-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/downer-bellanca-14-19-3) (registry code 3080116) (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

## Other investigations on N8815R (1)

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 NYC67F0283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0283), Sep 26, 1966: Downer 14-19 (N8815R), Painted Post, NY, 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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