# Accident 20040731017099A: Blanca 14193, Estes Park, CO, July 31, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2004, 08:45 local time
- Place: Estes Park, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3709° N, 105.5207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3709&lon=-105.5207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1251R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1251R-2013-04-18) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO470F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,153 total, 994 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040731017099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON REACHING CRUISE ALTITUDE THE PILOT STARTED TO LEAN THE ENGINE, AT THIS POINT IT STARTED TO SPUTTER, HE MOVED THE MIXTURE CONTROL TOWARD RICH AND THE ENGINE SMOOTHED OUT AND RAN FINE FOR ABOUT FIVE SECONDS THEN QUIT, HE THEN MOVED THE MIXTURE CONTROL TO FULL RICH AND SWITCHED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT TANK WITH NO EFFECT. LANDED ON A ROAD AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK SEVERAL MAIL BOXES. LEANING PROCEDURES AND FUEL MANAGEMENT WAS DISCUSSED WITH THE PILOT.

## 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 DEN04LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA113), Jul 31, 2004: Bellanca 14-19-3A (N1251R), Estes Park, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons resulting in a forced landing. Factors contributing to the accident were the unsuitable terrain for landing and the mailbox posts.

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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