# NTSB UNK65X1156: Bellanca 14-19, N9828B, Santa Monica, CA, December 27, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 27, 1964
- Place: Santa Monica, CA · SANTA MONICA, CA
- Location: 34.0109° N, 118.4982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Monica, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0109&lon=-118.4982&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180350
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1156
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1156

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3773  64/12/27   SANTA MONICA CAL    BELLANCA 14-19      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 1300
        TIME - 1530                    N9828B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA MONICA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
        REMARKS- RUST AND DIRT ON GEAR EXTENSION ACTUATING ARMS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9828B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9828B-2019-01-14), registration cancelled 2019-01-14, S/N 4080, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-19
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-19-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-2) (registry code 3080104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Santa Monica

## Other investigations on N9828B (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 LAX70DUA32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70DUA32), Jun 7, 1970: Downer 14-19 (N9828B), Long Beach, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB LAX69D0321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0321), Feb 22, 1969: Bellanca 14-19 (N9828B), Long Beach, 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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