# NTSB OAK76DXQ22: Bellanca 1419-3, N8844R, Ely, NV, October 18, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1975
- Place: Ely, NV · ELY, NV
- Location: 39.2649° N, 114.8708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ely, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2649&lon=-114.8708&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 9, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151528
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76DXQ22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DXQ22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3681  75/10/18   ELY,NV              BELLANCA 1419-3     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 70,
        TIME - 1620                    N8844R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  748 TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YELLAND FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BISHOP,CA                   ELY,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LND 400FT SHORT OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8844R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8844R-2009-06-18), registration cancelled 2009-06-18, S/N 4198, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 1419-3
- 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: Yelland Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19751018035999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751018035999A), Oct 18, 1975: Blanca 14193, Ely, NV, Substantial damage. Lnd 400FT short of rwy.

## Other investigations on N8844R (3)

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 DEN80DTE76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTE76), Sep 7, 1980: Bellanca 14-193 (N8844R), Delta, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI69D0370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0370), Nov 3, 1968: Bellanca 14-19 (N8844R), Middlefield, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI65F0157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65F0157), May 1, 1965: Bellanca 14-19 (N8844R), Pontiac, MI, 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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