LAX76FUA04

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 14-132 · Long Beach, CA · August 23, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 23, 1975
Place
Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N74306Bellanca 14-132
Status
Completed · report February 7, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750823033479A
Case key
151315

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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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3-4186  75/8/23    LONG BEACH,CA       BELLANCA 14-132     CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1230                    N74306              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      64, 23000 TOTAL HOURS, 24
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG BEACH MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,CA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- GR COLLAPSED FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.

Aircraft

Registration
N74306
Reported as
Bellanca 14-132
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Long Beach Muni

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N74306 · 1

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