# NTSB NYC67F0283: Downer 14-19, N8815R, Painted Post, NY, September 26, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1966
- Place: Painted Post, NY · PAINTED POST, NY
- Location: 42.1638° N, 77.0924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Painted Post, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1638&lon=-77.0924&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120358
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0283
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0283

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3725  66/9/26    PAINTED POST NY     DOWNER 14-19        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 555
        TIME - 1030                    N8815R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAINTED POST
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
        REMARKS- DEFLATED NOSE WHEEL TIRE CAUSED INCREASED DRAG,TRIPPED IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8815R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8815R-2012-11-15), registration cancelled 2012-11-15, S/N 4167, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOWNER 14-19
- Registry model: [Downer BELLANCA 14-19-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/downer-bellanca-14-19-3) (registry code 3080116) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Painted Post

## Other investigations on N8815R (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 IAD71AI038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71AI038), Jan 28, 1971: Bellanca 14-193 (N8815R), Jamesville, VA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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