# NTSB MIA66D0430: Bellanca 14-13, N74485, Palatka, FL, July 25, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1965
- Place: Palatka, FL · PALATKA, FL
- Location: 29.6501° N, 81.6719° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palatka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6501&lon=-81.6719&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176243
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66D0430
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0430

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3890  65/7/25    PALATKA FLA         BELLANCA 14-13      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1450
        TIME - 1800                    N74485              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KAY LARKIN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74485](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74485-2014-11-17), registration cancelled 2014-11-17, S/N 1598, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-13
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-13-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-13-3) (registry code 1201006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4150 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (registry code 27024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kay Larkin

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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