- Date
- February 11, 1970
- Place
- Chesterfield, MO · CHESTERFIELD, MO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8864RBellanca 14-193
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 135763
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0843 70/2/11 CHESTERFIELD,MO BELLANCA 14-193 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 293 TIME - 1543 N8864R PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ARROWHEAD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST.LOUIS,MO CHESTERFIELD,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL SELECTOR SET ON EMPTY TANK. PLT LACKED KNOWLEDGE OF FUEL INDICATOR SYSTEM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8864R
- Reported as
- Bellanca 14-193
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Arrowhead
N8864RRegistered now · Bellanca 14-19-3Airframe modelBellanca 14-19-3Engine modelContinental I0-470 series
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