# Accident 19900318004729A: Blanca 1413, Tehachapi, CA, March 18, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1990, 16:30 local time
- Place: Tehachapi, CA
- Airport: Tehachapi Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1195° N, 118.5090° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1195&lon=-118.5090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74245, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74245-1990-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-13 (registry code 1201002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1413
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A335A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 25 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900318004729A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED POWER LOSS ON CLIMBOUT. WRECKAGE REMOVED WITHOUT PERMISSION. CLAIM NOT VERIFIED.

## 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 LAX90LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA129), Mar 19, 1990: Bellanca 14-13 (N74245), Tehachapi, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASON(S).

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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