MIA69F0245

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 14-13 · Mccormick, SC · October 1, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 1, 1968
Place
Mccormick, SC · MCCORMICK, SC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N74498Bellanca 14-13
Status
Completed · report January 6, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107471

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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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3-3952   68/10/1   MCCORMICK,SC        BELLANCA 14-13      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 242
        TIME - 1630                    N74498              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- WORN PUMP PUSH ROD,P/N11922.

Aircraft

Registration
N74498
Reported as
Bellanca 14-13
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.