# NTSB NYC66F0627: Bellanca 14-19, N7697B, Palmer, MA, April 15, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1966
- Place: Palmer, MA · PALMER, MA
- Location: 42.1584° N, 72.3287° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1584&lon=-72.3287&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172662
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0627
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0627

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0838  66/4/15    PALMER MASS         BELLANCA 14-19      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 622
        TIME - 1150                    N7697B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 419 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - METROPOLITAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7697B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7697B-2013-02-26), registration cancelled 2013-02-26, S/N 4048, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-19
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-19-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-2) (registry code 3080104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Metropolitan

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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