# Accident 20060925023789A: Blanca 14132, Ellijay, GA, September 25, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2006, 18:30 local time
- Place: Ellijay, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6161° N, 84.4431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6161&lon=-84.4431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74475, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74475-2018-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-13-2 (registry code 1201004, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-13-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A&6V335 series (registry code 27020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-6v335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 14132
- Reported engine: LYC O435C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 265 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060925023789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 9/25/2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 1830, AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION N74475, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. WHILE ATTEMPTING THE EMERGENCY LANDING, THE AFORMENTIONED AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A TREE LINE JUST BELOW TREE TOP LEVELS AND CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED CONDITION AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ . THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. FOLLOWING THE RESULTS OF THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED.

## 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 ATL06LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA130), Sep 25, 2006: Bellanca 14-13-2 (N74475), Ellijay, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel contamination. Also causal was the mechanic's failure to ensure the aircraft's fuel system was free of contamination while performing an annual inspection.

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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