# NTSB OAK68D0018: Bellanca 14-192, N9846B, Auberry, CA, May 30, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1967
- Place: Auberry, CA · AUBERRY, CA
- Location: 37.0808° N, 119.4854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auberry, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0808&lon=-119.4854&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116649
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68D0018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1887  67/5/30    AUBERRY,CALIF       BELLANCA 14-192     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 570
        TIME - 1500                    N9846B              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COOKS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- RAISED DIRT LEDGE BORDERED NARROW DIRT RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9846B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9846B), registered now, S/N 4098, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-192
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-19-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-2) (registry code 3080104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cooks

## Other investigations on N9846B (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 ERA26FA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26FA253), Jun 29, 2026: Bellanca 14-19-2 (N9846B), Goldsby, OK, destroyed, 2 fatal, investigation ongoing
- [NTSB OAK76DVG88](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG88), Jun 28, 1976: Bellanca 14-19 (N9846B), Grass Valley, 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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