# NTSB UNK65X0183: Bellanca 1419, N6853D, Pikeville, KY, October 7, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1964
- Place: Pikeville, KY · PIKEVILLE, KY
- Location: 37.4769° N, 82.5288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pikeville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4769&lon=-82.5288&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181420
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0183
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0183

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3143   64/10/7   PIKEVILLE KY        BELLANCA 1419       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 64, 250
        TIME - 1015                    N6853D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PIKEVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LETDOWN 9000 FEET WITHOUT CLEARING ENGINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6853D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6853D), registered now, S/N 4176, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 1419
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-19-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-3) (registry code 3080106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pikeville

## Other investigations on N6853D (2)

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 DEN69F0092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69F0092), Sep 25, 1968: Bellanca 14-193 (N6853D), Tucumcari, NM, substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA68D0169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0169), Aug 16, 1967: Bellanca 14-193 (N6853D), Russelville, WV, 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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