Bellanca 14-19-3A N1264R

Summary

On 11 February 1983 at about 17:00 local time, a Bellanca 14-19-3A registered N1264R was involved in an accident near Plainview, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 February 1983 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Plainview, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Male County (PVW)

Coordinates

34.1908, -101.7197

Aircraft

Bellanca 14-19-3A

Registration

N1264R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW83LA111

1 person was seriously injured.

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

THE FLT REPORTED THAT THE BATTERY WAS TOO LOW TO START THE ENGINE. A 72 YR OLD EX-PILOT OFFERED TO HAND PROP THE PLANE, BUT AFTER TRYING, HE THEN OFFERED TO HOLD THE BRAKES. WITH THE EX-PILOT AT THE CONTROLS & HOLDING THE BRAKES, THE PLT BEGAN TO HAND PROP THE ACFT. ON THE FIRST PULL, THE ENGINE STARTED & WENT TO FULL POWER, THE PLT TRIED TO STOP THE PLANE BY GRABBING THE WING TIP, BUT WAS UNABLE, AND IT STARTED ACROSS THE AIRPORT AT FULL POWER. THE ACFT HIT A HANGAR, 2 CARS & AN UPHOLSTERY SHOP. THE EX-PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD THE AIRCRAFT AT FULL POWER & HE COULD NOT PULL THE THROTTLE OUT. HE REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT KNOW THAT HE HAD TO DEPRESS A RELEASE ON THE END OF THE THROTTLE IN ORDER TO PULL THE THROTTLE AFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.