# NTSB OAK71DVA06: Bellanca 14-19, N7661B, Fresno, CA, July 15, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1970
- Place: Fresno, CA · FRESNO, CA
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 24, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109872
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71DVA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3122  70/7/15    FRESNO,CALIF        BELLANCA 14-19      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 64, 1900
        TIME - 1055                    N7661B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHANDLER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JOSE,CALIF              FRESNO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7661B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7661B), registered now, S/N 4012, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-19
- Registry model: [Downer BELLANCA 14-19-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/downer-bellanca-14-19-2) (registry code 3080114) (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: Chandler Field

## Other investigations on N7661B (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 OAK71FVA72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71FVA72), May 15, 1971: Bellanca 14-19 (N7661B), Fresno, 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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