- Date
- December 26, 1964
- Place
- Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N86878Bellanca 14-13
- Status
- Completed · report March 15, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 186063
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0961 64/12/26 DETROIT MICH BELLANCA 14-13 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 311 TIME - 2035 N86878 PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT CITY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIRAL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N86878
- Reported as
- Bellanca 14-13
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Detroit City
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