# Accident 20050520010949A: Blanca 14133, Caliente, CA, May 20, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2005, 15:00 local time
- Place: Caliente, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2889° N, 118.5936° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2889&lon=-118.5936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6511N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6511N-2006-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-13-3 (registry code 1201006, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-13-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 14133
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 775 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050520010949A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX05FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA184), May 20, 2005: Bellanca 14-13-3 (N6511N), Caliente, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent encounter with instrument meteorological conditions and failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance, which resulted in controlled flight into the terrain. Contributing…

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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