NYC77FA079

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 14-19 · Lemoyne, PA · August 13, 1977

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 13, 1977
Place
Lemoyne, PA · LEMOYNE, PA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8504RBellanca 14-19
Status
Completed · report October 13, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770813030369A
Case key
146323

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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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3-2155  77/8/13    LEMOYNE,PA          BELLANCA 14-19      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1710                    N8504R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 50, 1139 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POTTSTOWN,PA               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- DURING CROSS COUNTRY FLT AFCT CRASHED IN VFR FLTCONTD'S.FUEL SELECT BTWN TANKS,IGN KEY MISSING.

Aircraft

Registration
N8504R
Reported as
Bellanca 14-19
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.