# NTSB UNK68X0124: Bellanca 14-19, N8518R, Tizmin, Mexico, February 27, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1968
- Place: Tizmin, Mexico · TIZMIN,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111600
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK68X0124
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK68X0124

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0041  68/2/27    TIZMIN,MEX          BELLANCA 14-19      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1630                    N8518R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY GOVT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8518R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8518R-1970-04-24), registration cancelled 1970-04-24, S/N 4280, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-19
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-19-3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-3a) (registry code 1250013) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8518R (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 MKC68D0106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0106), Jun 18, 1967: Bellanca 14-193 (N8518R), Eveleth, MN, 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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