# NTSB MIA72FKG56: Bellanca 14-19, N7655B, Cairo, GA, November 28, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 28, 1971
- Place: Cairo, GA · CAIRO, GA
- Location: 30.8792° N, 84.2055° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cairo, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8792&lon=-84.2055&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164843
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72FKG56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKG56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4516  71/11/28   CAIRO,GA            BELLANCA 14-19      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 2075
        TIME - 1255                    N7655B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 126 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAIRO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAMILLA,GA                  CAIRO,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
        REMARKS- PARKING BRAKE CTL FOUND PULLED OUT ABT 1IN WHICH BLOCKED R BRAKE LINE. NO R WHEEL BRAKING ACTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7655B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7655B-2023-04-21), registration cancelled 2023-04-21, S/N 4006, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-19
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-19-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-2) (registry code 3080104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cairo

## Other investigations on N7655B (2)

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 CEN22LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA207), May 19, 2022: Bellanca Cruisemaster (N7655B), Gainesville, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to his distraction with the wind gusts.
- [NTSB CEN11LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA189), Feb 14, 2011: Bellanca 14-19-2 (N7655B), Hueco Tanks, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for reasons undetermined.

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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