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Bellanca 14-13-3 — Airworthiness Directives & records checklist

10 Bellanca 14-13-3s are on the U.S. registry. Here’s what a records review covers for one — the Airworthiness Directives that apply, the known trouble spots, and the checklist a buyer or owner should hold every logbook against.

Registered
10
Applicable ADs
7
Recurring
0
Serial-conditional
5

Airworthiness Directives that apply to the Bellanca 14-13-3

  • one-time
    AD 79-19-05 — Airworthiness Directives; Bellanca Model 14-13 Aircraft · 1979-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 63-20-01 — Airworthiness Directives; Bellanca Model 14-13 Series Aircraft · 1963-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 63-17-01 — Airworthiness Directives; Bellanca Model 14-13 Series Aircraft · 1963-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 52-17-01 — Airworthiness Directives; Bellanca Model 14-13 Series Aircraft · 1952-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 52-28-02 — Airworthiness Directives; Bellanca Model 14-13, 14-13-2 and 14-13-3 Aircraft · 1952-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 49-13-02 — Airworthiness Directives; Bellanca Model 14-13, 14-13-2 and 14-13-3 Airplanes · 1949-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 47-51-13 — Airworthiness Directives; Bellanca Model 14-13 Airplanes · 1947-01-01

This is the applicability list. Which of these are complied with, their computed next-due dates, and the 5 serial/mod-conditional ADs that actually apply to your aircraft come from its digitized logbooks — that’s the verified report.

Known trouble spots on the 14-13-3

Propeller blade / hub AD & overhaul currencymedium

Many Hartzell and McCauley constant-speed props carry blade-shank or hub ADs plus a calendar/hours overhaul interval; blade corrosion and hub grease leaks are common findings. Confirm the prop AD status and last overhaul against the interval.

The records checklist for a Bellanca 14-13-3

Airworthiness Directives
Every applicable AD matched to compliance evidence, with recurring next-due dates.
Annual / 100-hr inspections
A continuous, signed inspection history (14 CFR 91.409) with no gaps.
Service bulletins & letters
Mandatory and recommended SBs/SLs, complied or noted.
Life-limited parts
Airworthiness-limitations items tracked against their limits.
Form 337s / major alterations
Field approvals and STCs on file and reconciled.
Equipment inspections
ELT (91.207), transponder (91.413), altimeter/pitot-static (91.411).
Damage & accident history
NTSB and repair-major records for this exact tail.
Logbook continuity
Unbroken records — the gaps are where value and airworthiness hide.
Run a verified records report on your 14-13-3

Enter a tail number and Tailplate reads its logbooks against this list — every AD matched to compliance evidence, next-due dates computed, damage history pulled, and a records-adjusted value.

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Applicability is derived from the FAA directive corpus and the aircraft’s type certificate; it is advisory and not a legal airworthiness determination. Compliance is established only from an aircraft’s actual records.