# NTSB OAK68F0145: Bellanca 14-13, N568CD, Hawthorne, NV, October 11, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1967
- Place: Hawthorne, NV · HAWTHORNE, NV
- Location: 38.5253° N, 118.6260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hawthorne, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5253&lon=-118.6260&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113173
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68F0145
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68F0145

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3635  67/10/11   HAWTHORNE,NEV       BELLANCA 14-13      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 109
        TIME - 1830                    N568CD              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAWTHORNE MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        REMARKS- INSULATION WRAPPED AROUND SPROCKET CAUSED LEFT GR CHAIN DRIVE TO DISENGAGE.RECENT INSPECTION MADE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N568CD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N568CD-2014-12-22), registration cancelled 2014-12-22, S/N 1212, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-13
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-13-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-13-2) (registry code 1201004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4150 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (registry code 27024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hawthorne Muni

## Other investigations on N568CD (1)

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 DEN70D0044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70D0044), Jul 5, 1969: Bellanca 14-13 (N568CD), Douglas, WY, 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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