# NTSB UNK64X3980: Bellanca 1413W, N74480, Uvalde, TX, September 14, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1964
- Place: Uvalde, TX · UVALDE, TX
- Location: 29.2152° N, 99.7772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Uvalde, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2152&lon=-99.7772&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181615
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3980
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3980

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2905  64/9/14    UVALDE TEX          BELLANCA 1413W      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 6216
        TIME - 1330                    N74480              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2300 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GARNER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          LDG GR-GEAR CHAIN IDLER SPROCKET SEIZED.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74480](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74480-2018-03-28), registration cancelled 2018-03-28, S/N 1593, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 1413W
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-13-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-13-3) (registry code 1201006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-435C&D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (registry code 41521, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Garner

## Other investigations on N74480 (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA71DKW01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DKW01), Jul 18, 1970: Bellanca 14-13 (N74480), Lawrenceburg, TN, substantial damage

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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