# NTSB UNK65X0207: Bellanca 14132, N86927, Houston, TX, October 9, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1964
- Place: Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 20, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181447
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0207
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0207

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3175   64/10/9   HOUSTON TEX         BELLANCA 14132      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1677
        TIME - 1530                    N86927              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUSTON INTL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N86927](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86927-1976-07-14), registration cancelled 1976-07-14, S/N 1289 (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: Houston Intl

## Other investigations on N86927 (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 OAK76AP049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76AP049), Apr 8, 1976: Bellanca 14-132 (N86927), Trimmer, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB LAX67D0267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0267), Jan 18, 1967: Bellanca 14-13 (N86927), Santee, CA, 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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