# NTSB MIA71FKG91: Bellanca 14-13, N86723, Palmetto, GA, June 4, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1971
- Place: Palmetto, GA · PALMETTO, GA
- Location: 33.5407° N, 84.6766° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmetto, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5407&lon=-84.6766&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161896
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FKG91
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKG91

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2105   71/6/4    PALMETTO,GA         BELLANCA 14-13      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1024
        TIME - 1630                    N86723              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH FULTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALMETTO,GA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- VEERED 30DEG FRM RWY HDG.GROUND-LOOPED NEAR EDGE OF RWY TO AVOID FENCE 45FT FRM RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N86723 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-13
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: South Fulton

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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