# Accident 19940313005439A: Blanca 14193A, Wendover, UT, March 13, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1994, 20:27 local time
- Place: Wendover, UT
- Airport: Wendover Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8208° N, 113.5693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8208&lon=-113.5693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8885R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8885R-2015-05-04) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 1,503 total, 97 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940313005439A

## Narrative

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

TAKEOFF WAS OVER DRY LAKE BED AT NIGHT WITH NO GROUND REFERENCE LIGHTS.PIC NOT CURRENT FOR NIGHT PASSENGER CARRIAGE

## 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 SEA94FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA084), Mar 14, 1994: Bellanca 14-19-3A (N8885R), Wendover, UT, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE IN FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: CLEARANCE WAS NOT MAINTAINED AND DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS.

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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