Aircraft model
BELLANCA 14-19-3
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
The Bellanca 14-19-3 is the 260 hp Cruisemaster with tricycle gear, the model that became the Viking line. It cruises at 165 knots and carries 1,100 lb, and the wooden wing that gives every Bellanca its efficiency is doing the same job here.
It is fast for the money and an unusual aeroplane to own. The wooden wing is the thing that decides value: spruce and plywood covered in fabric, strong and light but ruined by water, so hangarage is mandatory and inspection needs someone who understands wooden structures — a shrinking skill. The Continental IO-470 is a considerable improvement on the Franklins of the earlier Bellancas and is well supported. Parts for the airframe come through specialists and the type club rather than a manufacturer.
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- BELLANCA 14-19-3
What it is
| Seats | 4 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | 1 |
| Engine | Continental IO-470-F |
| Horsepower | 260 hp |
| Fuel | 100LL |
| Certification basis | CAR3 |
| Production start | 1964 |
| Production end | 1967 |
| Endorsements required | complex;high-performance |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 165 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 700 nm |
| Service ceiling | 20,000 ft |
| Climb rate | 1,200 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 52 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | — |
| Landing over 50 ft | — |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 4 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 1,100 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 740 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 3,000 lb |
| Empty weight | 1,900 lb |
| Usable fuel | 60 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 14.6 gal/h |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | $50,000 |
|---|---|
| Price, high | $95,000 |
| Prices as of | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | 1,500 h |
| Overhaul cost, low | $42,000 |
| Overhaul cost, high | $58,000 |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 164 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 57 |
| Median year built | 1965.0 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 2 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 0 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 35.09 · thin base (low)1 |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 35.09 · thin base (low)2 |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 19 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 33.33 · thin base (low)3 |
| Airworthiness directives | 4 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | low |
- Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 57 active.
- Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 57 active.
- Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 57 active.
Peer scores6
| Peer class | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 3-4 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | —1 |
| Severity | —2 |
| Access | 4.8 of 103 |
| Support | 2.6 of 104 |
| Liquidity | 9.6 of 105 |
- Accident record: class median 28.36 · 202 models in class.
- Severity: class median 11.65.
- Access: class median 767.75.
- Support: class median 141.5.
- Liquidity: class median 19.57.
- Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories.