# NTSB UNK64X0484: Bellanca 1419, N6590N, Tatum, NM, February 7, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 7, 1964
- Place: Tatum, NM · TATUM, NM
- Location: 33.2554° N, 103.3102° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tatum, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2554&lon=-103.3102&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185735
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0484
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0484

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0297   64/2/7    TATUM N MEX         BELLANCA 1419       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 500
        TIME - 1600                    N6590N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE                                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HUBS
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SEIZURE OF THRUST BEARING, P/N 118K2 IN PROPELLER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6590N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6590N-2013-08-20), registration cancelled 2013-08-20, S/N 2043, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 1419
- Registry model: [Downer BELLANCA 14-19](https://openairdocs.org/model/downer-bellanca-14-19) (registry code 3080112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435a-0-435c) (registry code 41517, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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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