# NTSB MKC68F0407: Bellanca 14-193, N1260R, St.Joseph, MO, December 8, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 8, 1967
- Place: St.Joseph, MO · ST.JOSEPH, MO
- Location: 39.7686° N, 94.8466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Joseph, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7686&lon=-94.8466&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 11, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112441
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0407
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0407

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4648   67/12/8   ST.JOSEPH,MO        BELLANCA 14-193     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 68, 5500
        TIME - 1759                    N1260R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSECRANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: HYDRAULIC PUMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK DOWN. INTERNAL LEAKAGE OF HYD POWER PACK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1260R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1260R), registered now, S/N 4332, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-193
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-19-3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-3a) (registry code 1250013) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-470-F](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-470-f) (registry code 17347, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rosecrans

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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