MKC68D0183

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 14-13 · Garden City, KS · August 4, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 4, 1967
Place
Garden City, KS · GARDEN CITY, KS
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N86877Bellanca 14-13
Status
Completed · report December 19, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114726

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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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3-3504   67/8/4    GARDEN CITY,KANS    BELLANCA 14-13      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 833
        TIME - 1423                    N86877              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 451 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GARDEN CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- GEAR ACTUATING CHAIN JUMPED THE SPROCKET.

Aircraft

Registration
N86877
Reported as
Bellanca 14-13
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Garden City

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