# NTSB NYC76FNC37: Bellanca 14-19, N7668B, Ludlow, VT, March 30, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1976
- Place: Ludlow, VT · LUDLOW, VT
- Location: 43.4019° N, 72.6993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ludlow, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4019&lon=-72.6993&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 18, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154185
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FNC37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNC37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3782  76/3/30    LUDLOW,VT           BELLANCA 14-19      CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 1515
        TIME - 1102                    N7668B              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRINGFIELD,VT              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: VERTICAL STABILIZER,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- FLUTTER FLT TEST TO VD 251 CAS TO OBTAIN STC FOR TAIL COMP MOD.A/S SYSTEM NOT CALIBRATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7668B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7668B-1976-05-19), registration cancelled 1976-05-19, S/N 4021 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760330007289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760330007289A), Mar 30, 1976: Blanca 14192, Ludlow, VT, Destroyed. Flutter flt test to vd 251 cas to obtain STC for tail comp mod.a/s system not calibrated.

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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