# NTSB NYC66F0376: Bellanca 14-13, N74392, Somerset, PA, October 31, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 31, 1965
- Place: Somerset, PA · SOMERSET, PA
- Location: 40.0050° N, 79.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Somerset, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0050&lon=-79.0779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 7, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174752
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0376
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0376

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3440  65/10/31   SOMERSET PA         BELLANCA 14-13      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 1800
        TIME - 1145                    N74392              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- LEFT LANDING GEAR RETRACT STRUT FAILED. AD 49-13-2 NOT COMPLIED WITH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74392](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74392), registered now, S/N 1505, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-13
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-13-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-13-2) (registry code 1201004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4150 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (registry code 27024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Somerset

## Other investigations on N74392 (1)

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.

- [NTSB UNK64X3210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3210), Aug 4, 1964: Bellanca 14132 (N74392), Cresson, PA, substantial damage

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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