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NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 14133 · Costa Mesa, CA · May 11, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 11, 1964
Place
Costa Mesa, CA · COSTA MESA, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N74476Bellanca 14133
Status
Completed · report September 30, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183904

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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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3-1244  64/5/11    COSTA MESA CALIF    BELLANCA 14133      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 2500
        TIME - 1530                    N74476              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 550 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP LANDING.

Aircraft

Registration
N74476
Reported as
Bellanca 14133
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Orange County

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