NYC73FIA04

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 14-19 · Fredericksburg, VA · July 22, 1972

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
July 22, 1972
Place
Fredericksburg, VA · FREDERICKSBURG, VA
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N8848RBellanca 14-19
Status
Completed · report February 27, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163268

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2420  72/7/22    FREDERICKSBURG,VA   BELLANCA 14-19      CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0950                    N8848R              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHANNON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CRASH LNDD.

Aircraft

Registration
N8848R
Reported as
Bellanca 14-19
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Shannon

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