# Accident 20000305008469A: Blanca 14193, Cornelia, GA, March 5, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2000, 11:45 local time
- Place: Cornelia, GA
- Airport: Habersham County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5093° N, 83.5208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5093&lon=-83.5208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8865R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8865R-2004-08-03) (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 14193
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000305008469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. DORN WAS FLYING HIS A/C BY HIMSELF INTO HABERSHAW CITY AIRPORT ON SUNDAY MARCH 02, 2000, AT APPROX. 1145(1). HE WAS ATTEMPTNG TO LAND ON RUNWAY 24 WHEN HE FORGOT TO LOWER HIS LANDING GEAR. MR. DORN LANDED THE A/C GEAR UP, THEN ESCAPED FROM THE A/C UNHARMED BEFORE IT CAUGHT FIRE, AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED.

## 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 ATL00LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA032), Mar 5, 2000: Bellanca 260 B (N8865R), Cornelia, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to use the checklist, resulting in a wheels-up landing and post-crash fire.

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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