Bellanca 14-13 N117U
7 September 1970 · Melville, Louisiana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 7 September 1970 at about 13:30 local time, a Bellanca 14-13 registered N117U was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Melville, Louisiana, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Melville, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hanks
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 14-13
- Registration
- N117U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Baytown, Tex → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3684
People
4 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 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
FULL FLAPS, BOUNCED ON LDG.INIT GO-ARND APRX MIDWAY ON RWY.UN CLEAR TREES, INTENTIONALLY STALLED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bellanca 14 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Apr 1970 | Bellanca 14-19 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1970 | Bellanca 14-13 | Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, United States | Bellanca Flyer | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1970 | Bellanca 14-13 | Enid, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1970 | Bellanca 14-19 | Athens, Ohio, United States | Amarillo Moone | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1970 | Bellanca 14-133 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1970 | Bellanca 14-133 | San Fernando, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |