# Accident 19861222070739A: Blanca 14193A, West Chicago, IL, December 22, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1986, 14:37 local time
- Place: West Chicago, IL
- Airport: Dupage
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8796° N, 88.2196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8796&lon=-88.2196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1253R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1253R-1988-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-19-3 (registry code 3080106, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 14193A
- Reported engine: CONT IO470F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 0 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861222070739A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK GROUND, CIRCLING AT A LOW ALTITUDE. SUSPECT PILOT FLEW INTO UNFORCAST ICING CONDITIONS.

## 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 CHI87FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA054), Dec 22, 1986: Bellanca 14-19-3A (N1253R), West Chicago, IL, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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