# NTSB UNK64X2778: Bellanca 14132, N74350, Belle Fourche, SD, July 12, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1964
- Place: Belle Fourche, SD · BELLE FOURCHE, SD
- Location: 44.6638° N, 103.8591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belle Fourche, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6638&lon=-103.8591&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183568
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2778
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2778

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74350-1964-10-09), registration cancelled 1964-10-09, S/N 1463 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14132
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-13-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-13-2) (registry code 1201004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bus Field

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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