# Accident 19970510009769A: Blanca 1413, Stockbridge, GA, May 10, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1997, 09:35 local time
- Place: Stockbridge, GA
- Airport: Berry Hill Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5393° N, 84.2397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5393&lon=-84.2397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86734, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86734-1998-09-29) (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: LYC O4351
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 583 total, 28 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97FA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970510009769A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SPUTTERING DUE FOULED PLUGS HIT TREE RETURNING TRIM. FULL UP POSITION HARD CONTROL. POSSIBLE CARB ICE ALO. (-23) AIRCRAFT MANEUVERING FOR LANDING, ENGINE STOPS - ENGINE WILL NOT RESTART, AIRCRAFT IMPACTS TREES & GROUND. INVESTIGATION INDICATES ENGINE MAY HAVE STOPPED DUE TO CARBURATOR ICE.  NO OTHER EVIDENCE FOUND TO INDICATE ANY NONCOMPLIANCE.

## 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 ATL97FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97FA072), May 10, 1997: Bellanca 14-13 (N86734), Stockbridge, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's improper use of carburetor heat, which led to loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. Factors related to the accident were: carburetor icing (weather) conditions, and trees in the…

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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