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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Blanca 14-13-3 · Caliente, CA · May 20, 2005

Date: May 20, 2005 · 15:00 local
Place: Caliente, CA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N6511N
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX05FA184
Reported as: Blanca 14133
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 775 total

N6511NRegistration cancelled Apr 5, 2006 · Bellanca 14-13-3S/N 1630 · Built 1949 Airframe modelBellanca 14-13-3 Engine modelFranklin 6A4150 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On may 20, 2005, at an undetermined time between 1030 and 1500, a Bellanca 14-13-3, N6511N, impacted a hilltop east of Caliente, California. The airplane was destroyed. The two occupants on board were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed in the vicinity of the accident site.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 20, 2005, AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME BETWEEN 1030 AND 1500, A BELLANCA 14-13-3, N6511N, IMPACTED A HILLTOP EAST OF CALIENTE, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD WERE FATALLY INJURED. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED IN THE VICINITY OF THE ACCIDENT SITE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX05FA184Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCaliente, CAThe pilot's inadvertent encounter with instrument meteorological conditions and failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance, which resulted in controlled flight into the terrain. Contributing factors were the pilots' delayed decision to reverse course, the…May 20, 2005 · Destroyed