# NTSB NYC72FLJ35: Bellanca 14-13, N74232, Goldsboro, NC, June 14, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1972
- Place: Goldsboro, NC · GOLDSBORO, NC
- Location: 35.3782° N, 77.9719° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goldsboro, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3782&lon=-77.9719&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166594
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FLJ35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FLJ35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0918  72/6/14    GOLDSBORO,NC        BELLANCA 14-13      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1805                    N74232              PX-  0  0  2  FERRY                     AGE 47, 4547 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            817 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GOLDSBORO-WAYNE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANFORD,NC                  GOLDSBORO,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- HIT ABOUT 200 FT SHORT OF RWY. PLT LET PAX FLY TRAFFIC PATTERN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74232](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74232-2013-05-08), registration cancelled 2013-05-08, S/N 1345, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-13
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-13](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-13) (registry code 1201002) (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: Goldsboro-Wayne

## Other investigations on N74232 (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 MIA95LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA028), Nov 24, 1994: Bellanca 14-13 (N74232), Tunica, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DELAY IN OBTAINING ATC ASSISTANCE AFTER BECOMING LOST/DISORIENTED RESULTING IN THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS FAILURE OF THE PILOT…

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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