# NTSB MKC66F0511: Downer 14-19, N8802R, Fargo, ND, April 29, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1966
- Place: Fargo, ND · FARGO, ND
- Location: 46.8772° N, 96.7898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fargo, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8772&lon=-96.7898&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171853
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0511
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0511

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2173  66/4/29    FARGO N DAK         DOWNER 14-19        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 500
        TIME - 2240                    N8802R              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HECTOR FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT MOONEY M20 N8161U SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. UNQUALIFIED PERSON AT CONTROLS OF N8802R.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8802R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8802R-1971-07-12), registration cancelled 1971-07-12, S/N 4154 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOWNER 14-19
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-19-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-3) (registry code 3080106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hector Field

## Other investigations on N8802R (1)

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 NYC66A0151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0151), Jun 14, 1966: Downer 14-19 (N8802R), Hartford, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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