# NTSB MKC70F0297: Downer 14-19, N6557N, Sibley, MO, October 25, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1969
- Place: Sibley, MO · SIBLEY, MO
- Location: 39.1759° N, 94.2009° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sibley, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1759&lon=-94.2009&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153482
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70F0297
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70F0297

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4287  69/10/25   SIBLEY,MO           DOWNER 14-19        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 350
        TIME - 1045                    N6557N              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHEMER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WARRENSBURG,MO              SIBLEY,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6557N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6557N-2017-10-26), registration cancelled 2017-10-26, S/N 2010, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOWNER 14-19
- Registry model: [Downer BELLANCA 14-19](https://openairdocs.org/model/downer-bellanca-14-19) (registry code 3080112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435a-0-435c) (registry code 41517, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Schemer

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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