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NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 14132 · Belle Fourche, SD · July 12, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 12, 1964
Place
Belle Fourche, SD · BELLE FOURCHE, SD
Injuries
1 fatal, 2 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N74350Bellanca 14132
Status
Completed · report September 17, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183568

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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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2-0326  64/7/12    BELLE FOURCHE SD    BELLANCA 14132      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 402
        TIME - 2150                    N74350              PX-  0  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUS FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- GROUND AND FLIGHT TIME OF FLIGHT OVER 18 HOURS

Aircraft

Registration
N74350
Reported as
Bellanca 14132
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bus Field

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.