UNK64X0721

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 1419-2 · Gustine, CA · February 28, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 28, 1964
Place
Gustine, CA · GUSTINE, CA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N7664BBellanca 1419-2
Status
Completed · report January 5, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122597

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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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2-0077  64/2/28  NR. GUSTINE CALIF     BELLANCA 1419-2     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 3000
        TIME - 1800                    N7664B              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS

Aircraft

Registration
N7664B
Reported as
Bellanca 1419-2
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.