# NTSB LAX79FA029: Bellanca 14-13, N86724, Compton, CA, February 10, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1979
- Place: Compton, CA · COMPTON, CA
- Location: 33.8940° N, 118.2275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Compton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8940&lon=-118.2275&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137281
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FA029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA029

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0348  79/2/10    COMPTON,CA          BELLANCA 14-13      CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 1605                    N86724              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COMPTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COMPTON,CA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: AILERON AND AILERON TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CROSSED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT REBUILT BY OWNER/PLT.AIL CONTROL SYSTEM FOUND REVERSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N86724](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86724-2013-07-09), registration cancelled 2013-07-09, S/N 1085, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-13
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-13](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-13) (registry code 1201002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4150 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (registry code 27024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Compton

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790210002639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790210002639A), Feb 10, 1979: Blanca 1413, Compton, CA, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed on first test flight after rebuilding. Aileron controls reversed.

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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