# NTSB SEA77FYE17: Bellanca 14-13, N86726, Maple Valley, WA, May 1, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1977
- Place: Maple Valley, WA · MAPLE VALLEY, WA
- Location: 47.3671° N, 122.0348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maple Valley, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3671&lon=-122.0348&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147366
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FYE17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYE17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3107   77/5/1    MAPLE VALLEY,WA     BELLANCA 14-13      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 256
        TIME - 1635                    N86726              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CEDAR GROVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAMAS,WA                    MAPLE VALLEY,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT LANDED IN GRAVEL PIT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N86726](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86726), registered now, S/N 1087, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-13
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-13](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-13) (registry code 1201002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cedar Grove

## 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 19770501013569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770501013569A), May 1, 1977: Blanca 14133, Maple Valley, WA, Substantial damage. Acft landed in gravel pit.

## Other investigations on N86726 (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 SEA75DYC46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYC46), Jun 27, 1975: Bellanca 14-13 (N86726), Astoria, OR, 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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