# Accident 20041210032179A: Blanca 1419, Williston, ND, December 10, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 2004, 13:15 local time
- Place: Williston, ND
- Airport: Sloulin Fld International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1783° N, 103.6433° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1783&lon=-103.6433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6563N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6563N-2020-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-19 (registry code 3080102, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C (registry code 41517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435a-0-435c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1419
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 12 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041210032179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 10, 2004, AT 1315 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A BELLANCA B14A, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKE OFF AT THE WILLISTON, ND AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WITH ONLY MINOR INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 IN THE LOCAL AREA NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN.

## 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 CHI05CA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA043), Dec 10, 2004: Bellanca 14-19 (N6563N), Williston, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll. A contributing factorwas the approach light.

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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