MIA66D0385

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 14-13 · Knoxville, TN · December 23, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 23, 1965
Place
Knoxville, TN · KNOXVILLE, TN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N86835Bellanca 14-13
Status
Completed · report February 4, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174234

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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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3-3670  65/12/23   KNOXVILLE TENN      BELLANCA 14-13      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 66 TOTAL
        TIME - 1510                    N86835              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TYSON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N86835
Reported as
Bellanca 14-13
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tyson

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.