# Accident 19850315011099A: Blanca 14193A, Paso Robles, CA, March 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1985, 17:00 local time
- Place: Paso Robles, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6097° N, 120.7593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6097&lon=-120.7593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8870R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8870R-2006-05-05) (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 14193A
- Reported engine: CONT IO470F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 713 total, 713 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850315011099A

## Narrative

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

WITH IGNITION SWITCH OFF, TURNED PROP. ENGINE STARTED, TAXIED INTO PARKED AIRCRAFT. MAG GROUND WIRE P LEAD BROKEN.

## 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 LAX85LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA176), Mar 16, 1985: Bellanca 14-19 (N8870R), Paso Robles, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8870R (1)

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

- [Accident 20050730016359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050730016359A), Jul 30, 2005: Blanca 14193 (N8870R), Grand Junction, CO, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) The pilot was airborne approximately 1.4 hours. After approximately 1 hour of local flight he began conducting touch and go operations. Shortly after the…

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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