# Accident 20060716014779A: Blanca 1419, Arcata - Eureka, CA, July 16, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2006, 23:32 local time
- Place: Arcata - Eureka, CA
- Airport: Arcata Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8342° N, 124.0125° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8342&lon=-124.0125&mi=10
- Aircraft: N522A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N522A-2014-10-27) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,369 total, 188 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06FA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060716014779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SEATTLE ARTCC WAS TRACKING AIRCRAFT N522A INTO ARCATA, CA ON A FLIGHT PLAN AND LOST RADAR CONTACT. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A 100 FOOT PINE TREE ABOUT 75 FEET FROM THE TOP AT THE TOP ON THE TOP OF FICKLE HILL RIDGE LINE. THE AIRCRAFT BROKE INTO SEVERAL HUNDRED PIECES SCATTERING OVER BOTH SIDES OF THE MOUNTAIN. LOCAL AREA WEATHER REPORTS INDICATE FICKLE HILL WAS COVERED WITH THICK FOG AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. PILOT CAUSE OF DEATH WAS BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA CAUSED BY AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT CORONER COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT AS INDICATED ON NECROPSY WORKSHEET.

## 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 LAX06FA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA233), Jul 17, 2006: Bellanca 14-19 (N522A), Arcata, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the prescribed instrument approach procedure and to maintain the proper glide slope and altitude/clearance from obstacles while on an instrument landing system approach,…

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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