# Accident 19830108000739A: Blanca 14193, WA, January 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1983
- Place: WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0411° N, 120.8497° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0411&lon=-120.8497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8807R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8807R-2014-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-19-3 (registry code 3080106, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 14193
- Reported engine: CONT IO470F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830108000739A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT MISSING ON FLIGHT BETWEEN YAKIMA, WA, TO LONG BEACH, CA. WEATHER WAS MARGINAL. VFR ALONG ROUTE OF FLIGHT. (-23 AMENDMENT) AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE DISCOVERED BY SURVEY TEAM ON YAKIMA INDIAN NATION NEAR TOPPENISH WASHINGTON. AIRCRAFT REPORTED MISSING ON 01/08/1983 ON A FLIGHT FROM YAKIMA, WA TO LONG BEACH, CA. AFTER 22 PLUS YEARS OF NATURES ACTIONS, THE LARGEST PIECE OF AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED TO BE ABOUT 2 FEET SQUARE. THE BONES OF THE TWO OCCUPANTS WERE TO BE COLLECTED BY THE CORONER. ACCIDENT SITE AT ELEVATION OF 5437 FEET IN VERY RUGGED TERRAIN. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS NOT VISITED. NUMBER IN 1983 WAS SEA83FAMS2.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA83LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA209), Jan 8, 1983: Bellanca 14-19-3 (N8807R), Goldendale, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight planning, which resulted in flight into adverse weather conditions and clearance from trees not maintained. Factors contributing to the accident…

## Other reports on N8807R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19791027034559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791027034559A), Oct 27, 1979: Blanca 14193 (N8807R), Corona, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot could not locate airport because of poor visibility. Crashed within one mile of airport.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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