# Accident 19880408008119A: Blanca 14193A, Boone, NC, April 8, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1988, 12:38 local time
- Place: Boone, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2138° N, 81.6652° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boone, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2138&lon=-81.6652&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8880R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8880R-1997-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Downer BELLANCA 14-19-3A (registry code 3080118, https://openairdocs.org/model/downer-bellanca-14-19-3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 14193A
- Reported engine: CONT IO470F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88DMG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DMG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880408008119A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SIDE OF A FOG OBSCURED MOUNTAIN ONLY 400 YARDS BELOW TOP. AIRCRAFT BURNED.HAD RECEIVED WEATHER BRIEFING.

## 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 ATL88DMG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DMG05), Apr 8, 1988: Bellanca 14-19-3A (N8880R), Boone, NC, destroyed, 2 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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