# NTSB MIA65D0030: Bellanca 260, N7614E, Destin, FL, February 16, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1964
- Place: Destin, FL · DESTIN, FL
- Location: 30.4022° N, 86.4673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Destin, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4022&lon=-86.4673&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 18, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184803
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA65D0030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65D0030

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3905  64/2/16    DESTIN FLA          BELLANCA 260        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 2000
        TIME - 0900                    N7614E              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DESTIN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT PIPER PA-24 N5210P SUBST. DAMAGE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7614E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7614E-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 4116, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 260
- Registry model: [Downer BELLANCA 14-19-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/downer-bellanca-14-19-3) (registry code 3080116) (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: Minor damage
- Airport: Destin

## Other investigations on N7614E (1)

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 MIA66D0203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0203), Sep 1, 1965: Bellanca 14-13 (N7614E), Dawson, GA, 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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