# NTSB UNK68X0117: Bellanca 14-13, N86734, Swift River, Canada, December 24, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 24, 1967
- Place: Swift River, Canada · SWIFT RIVER, Canada
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112117
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK68X0117
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK68X0117

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0145  67/12/24   SWIFT RIVER,CAN     BELLANCA 14-13      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 250
        TIME - 1230                    N86734              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-WINDSHIELD
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY THE GOVT OF CANADA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N86734](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86734-1998-09-29), registration cancelled 1998-09-29, S/N 1095 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-13
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-13](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-13) (registry code 1201002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N86734 (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 ATL97FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97FA072), May 10, 1997: Bellanca 14-13 (N86734), Stockbridge, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's improper use of carburetor heat, which led to loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. Factors related to the accident were: carburetor icing (weather) conditions, and trees in the…

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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