# NTSB UNK64X3831: Bellanca 14-193, N8816R, Atkinson, NE, September 6, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1964
- Place: Atkinson, NE · ATKINSON, NE
- Location: 42.5309° N, 98.9747° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atkinson, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5309&lon=-98.9747&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 7, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182669
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3831
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3831

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0662   64/9/6  NR.ATKINSON NEBR      BELLANCA 14-193     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2250                    N8816R              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 56, 16000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 1400 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8816R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8816R-1964-10-08), registration cancelled 1964-10-08, S/N 4168 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-193
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-19-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-3) (registry code 3080106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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