# NTSB OAK71DVD17: Bellanca 14-193, N8549R, Santa Rosa, CA, November 12, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 12, 1970
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159291
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71DVD17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVD17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4152  70/11/12   SANTA ROSA,CALIF    BELLANCA 14-193     CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 6300
        TIME - 0930                    N8549R              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 1516 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ROSA,CALIF            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           BIRD STRIKE                                              IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- 8 LB TURKEY BUZZARD DMGD R WG. PLT LND OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8549R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-193
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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