# NTSB LAX66F0280: Bellanca 14-19, N8896R, Reno, NV, March 13, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1966
- Place: Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 6, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172741
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66F0280
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0280

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1193  66/3/13    RENO NEV            BELLANCA 14-19      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1515                    N8896R              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 32, 2500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            4 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RENO MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- PILOT SAID NOSE GEAR DID NOT LOCK DOWN THOUGH INDICATED SO.PROP STRUCK RUNWAY DURING LANDING ROLL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8896R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8896R-2020-07-10), registration cancelled 2020-07-10, S/N 4258, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-19
- Registry model: [Downer BELLANCA 14-19-3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/downer-bellanca-14-19-3a) (registry code 3080118) (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
- Airport: Reno Municipal

## Other investigations on N8896R (2)

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 LAX66D0351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0351), May 3, 1966: Bellanca 14-19 (N8896R), Blythe, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK66D0270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66D0270), Apr 15, 1966: Bellanca 14-19 (N8896R), Santa Cruz, CA, 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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