# NTSB MKC65F0025: Bellanca 14-19, N8817R, Wichita, KS, February 19, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 19, 1965
- Place: Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179381
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65F0025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65F0025

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0342  65/2/19    WICHITA KANS        BELLANCA 14-19      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 2158
        TIME - 1615                    N8817R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 97 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WICHITA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8817R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8817R), registered now, S/N 4169, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-19
- Registry model: [Downer 14-19-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/downer-14-19-3) (registry code 3080126) (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: Wichita

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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