# Accident 19890113013569A: Blanca 14132, Sebring, FL, January 13, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1989, 10:04 local time
- Place: Sebring, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4892° N, 81.4499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4892&lon=-81.4499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74473, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74473-2022-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-13-2 (registry code 1201004, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-13-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 14132
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A335B1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,420 total, 67 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890113013569A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED. ROLLED INTO TREES ON FORCED LANDING. CAMSHAFT LOCK RING FAILED CAUSED OUT OF TIME. PISTON HIT VALVES

## 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 MIA89LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA069), Jan 13, 1989: Bellanca 14-13-2 (N74473), Sebring, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE CAM GEAR SNAP RING, WHICH ALLOWED THE CAMSHAFT GEAR TO BECOME DISCONNECTED. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE TREES IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

## Other reports on N74473 (1)

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

- [Incident 19940702017569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940702017569I), Jul 2, 1994: Blanca 14132 (N74473), Lake Placid, FL, Substantial damage. Front landing gear broke, engine ripped from fuselage.

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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