SEA67D0223

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 14-13 · Malin, OR · October 26, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 26, 1966
Place
Malin, OR · MALIN, OR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N86717Bellanca 14-13
Status
Completed · report April 14, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120465

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4213  66/10/26   MALIN OREG          BELLANCA 14-13      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1545                    N86717              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 38, 1270 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- OVERPRIMED ENG.BACKFIRED DURING STARTING AND PLT PUMPED THROTTLE TO ASSURE START. ACFT CAUGHT FIRE

Aircraft

Registration
N86717
Reported as
Bellanca 14-13
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.