Bellanca 14-13 N86878
26 December 1964 · Detroit Mich, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 26 December 1964 at about 20:35 local time, a Bellanca 14-13 registered N86878 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Detroit Mich, Michigan, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Detroit Mich, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Detroit City
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 14-13
- Registration
- N86878
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 2-0961
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PILOT INATTENTION WAS DURING RETRACTION OF MANUALLY OPERATED GEAR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bellanca 14 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec 1964 | Bellanca 14-13 | Lexington Mass, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1964 | Bellanca 14-19 | North Canton Ohio, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1964 | Bellanca 14-9 | Santa Paula Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1964 | Bellanca 14-19 | Kearney Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1964 | Bellanca 14-13 | Santa Ana Calif, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1964 | Bellanca 14-193 | Atkinson Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1964 | Convair 285ACF | Chichagof I Alas, Alaska, United States | Alaska Coastal-Ellis | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jul 1964 | Hughes 269A | Alief Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Loomis Neb, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1964 | Hiller UH12B | Ontario Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Greenwood Miss, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Feb 1964 | Baird-Hall II | Fremont Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |