# NTSB SEA71FDG25: Bellanca 14-19, N9832B, Butte, MT, April 8, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1971
- Place: Butte, MT · BUTTE, MT
- Location: 46.0038° N, 112.5347° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Butte, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0038&lon=-112.5347&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 20, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160486
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71FDG25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71FDG25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1133   71/4/8    BUTTE,MONT          BELLANCA 14-19      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 234
        TIME - 1130                    N9832B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SILVER BOW CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BUTTE,MONT                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        REMARKS- PLT DID NOT GET GR LT TO INDICATE THE GR WAS DN.THE PLT ONLY HAD 4 HRS IN THIS ACFT IN 8 MON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9832B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9832B), registered now, S/N 4084, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-19
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-19-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-2) (registry code 3080104) (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: Silver Bow Co

## Other investigations on N9832B (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 SEA68F0059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68F0059), Jul 13, 1967: Bellanca 14-19 (N9832B), Fort Shaw, MT, 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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