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NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 14-13 · Mazatlan, Mexico · March 17, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 17, 1968
Place
Mazatlan, Mexico · MAZATLAN,MEX, MX
Injuries
1 fatal, 2 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N86749Bellanca 14-13
Status
Completed · report April 16, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110647

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0042  68/3/17    MAZATLAN,MEX        BELLANCA 14-13      CR-  1  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 123
        TIME - 1500                    N86749              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAZATLAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           STALL                                                    LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY GOVT OF MEXICO.ROCK DISLODGED BY ACFT STRUCK,FATALLY INJURED,CHILD.

Aircraft

Registration
N86749
Reported as
Bellanca 14-13
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Mazatlan

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.