# NTSB LAX67F0270: Bellanca 14-19, N8889R, Torrance, CA, January 17, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 17, 1967
- Place: Torrance, CA · TORRANCE, CA
- Location: 33.8305° N, 118.3566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8305&lon=-118.3566&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119308
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67F0270
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67F0270

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0201  67/1/17    TORRANCE CALIF      BELLANCA 14-19      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 536
        TIME - 1618                    N8889R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TORRANCE MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
          LDG GR-COLLAPSED FOR UNDETERMINED CAUSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8889R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8889R), registered now, S/N 4251, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-19
- Registry model: [Downer 14-19-3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/downer-14-19-3a) (registry code 3080128) (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: Torrance Muni

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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