# NTSB NYC67F0059: Bellanca 14-13, N86785, Jobstown, NJ, June 18, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1966
- Place: Jobstown, NJ · JOBSTOWN, NJ
- Location: 40.0309° N, 74.7005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jobstown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0309&lon=-74.7005&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 2, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170858
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1775  66/6/18    JOBSTOWN NJ         BELLANCA 14-13      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0535                    N86785              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 26, 323 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            22 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDWING
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY.
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       58
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- DISORIENTED ON GRASS AIRFIELD WITH SOD RUNWAYS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N86785](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86785-1989-12-13), registration cancelled 1989-12-13, S/N 1146 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-13
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-13](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-13) (registry code 1201002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Redwing

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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