19810301006649A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 17-31A · Kit Carson, CO · March 1, 1981

Date
March 1, 1981 · 19:30 local
Place
Kit Carson, CO
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N14796
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN81FTE23
Reported as
Blanca 1731A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
650 total595 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Encountered lowering ceiling en route at night. Flew into ground at cruise speed.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED LOWERING CEILING EN ROUTE AT NIGHT. FLEW INTO GROUND AT CRUISE SPEED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.