# NTSB OAK66D0185: Bellanca 260-A, N8868R, Santa Rosa, CA, January 11, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 11, 1966
- Place: Santa Rosa, CA · SANTA ROSA, CA
- Location: 38.4405° N, 122.7144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Rosa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4405&lon=-122.7144&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 7, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173957
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66D0185
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66D0185

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0134  66/1/11    SANTA ROSA CALIF    BELLANCA 260-A      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 530
        TIME - 1435                    N8868R              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 411 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CODDINGTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8868R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8868R-2013-11-12), registration cancelled 2013-11-12, S/N 4230, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 260-A
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-19-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-3) (registry code 3080106) (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: Coddington

## Other investigations on N8868R (2)

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 DEN85FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA009), Oct 12, 1984: Bellanca 14-19-3A (N8868R), Pinehill, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB OAK66F0205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0205), Feb 6, 1966: Bellanca 14-19 (N8868R), Santa Rosa, CA, substantial damage

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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