- Date
- November 11, 1966
- Place
- Bridgeton, MO · BRIDGETON, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8545RBellanca 14-19
- Status
- Completed · report March 20, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119842
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4031 66/11/11 BRIDGETON MO BELLANCA 14-19 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 670 TIME - 1030 N8545R PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMBERT 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 - OVERLOAD FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT DOOR/PANEL OPEN REMARKS- OIL ACCESS DOOR OPEN IN FLIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8545R
- Reported as
- Bellanca 14-19
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lambert
N8545RRegistered now · Bellanca 14-19-3Airframe modelBellanca 14-19-3Engine modelContinental I0-470 series
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