MKC68A0070

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 14-193 · Kansas City, KS · June 7, 1968

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
June 7, 1968
Place
Kansas City, KS · KANSAS CITY, KS
Injuries
2 minor, 2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8513RBellanca 14-193
Status
Completed · report September 9, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109910

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2075   68/6/7    KANSAS CITY,KANS    BELLANCA 14-193     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 883
        TIME - 1546                    N8513R              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRFAX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- PLT SWITCHED TANKS TOO LATE. LANDED CLOSE TO RIVER BANK IN SHALLOW WATER.

Aircraft

Registration
N8513R
Reported as
Bellanca 14-193
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Fairfax

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.