LAX66D0351

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 14-19 · Blythe, CA · May 3, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 3, 1966
Place
Blythe, CA · BLYTHE, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8896RBellanca 14-19
Status
Completed · report November 21, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171970

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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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3-2688   66/5/3    BLYTHE CALIF        BELLANCA 14-19      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 560
        TIME - 0840                    N8896R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED IN DESERT.

Aircraft

Registration
N8896R
Reported as
Bellanca 14-19
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.

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