# NTSB MKC67F0137: Downer 14-19, N8527R, Pequot Lakes, MN, July 26, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1966
- Place: Pequot Lakes, MN · PEQUOT LAKES, MN
- Location: 46.5881° N, 94.2880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pequot Lakes, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5881&lon=-94.2880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121725
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0137
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0137

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2932  66/7/26    PEQUOT LAKES MINN   DOWNER 14-19        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 13 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N8527R              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BREEZY POINT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- POWER COULD NOT BE REDUCED, VERNIER CONTROL INTERNAL JAM NUT NOT SECURED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8527R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8527R-2014-11-20), registration cancelled 2014-11-20, S/N 4289, built 1966 (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)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Breezy Point

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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