# Accident 20080523839049A: Blanca 14193, North Little R, AR, May 23, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2008, 16:30 local time
- Place: North Little R, AR
- Airport: North Little Rock Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8331° N, 92.2539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8331&lon=-92.2539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7640E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7640E-2017-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Downer BELLANCA 14-19-3 (registry code 3080116, https://openairdocs.org/model/downer-bellanca-14-19-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 14193
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080523839049A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON MAY 23, 2008, AT 16:30 CDT, BELLANCA BL-14-19-3, N7640E, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 200' AGL, LOST ALL ENGINE POWER AND STRUCK THE REMAINING RUNWAY, SLIDING TO A HALT IN A DISTANCE OF 278' FROM POINT OF IMPACT.  THE IMPACT CAUSED FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR AND ITS ASSOCIATED WING STRUCTURE, CRACKING OPEN AND BULGING BOTH WING UPPER SURFACES UPWARD.  THE NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED.  THE PRIVATE PILOT AND FOUR PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER PART 91, PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION BY THE OWNER/PILOT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (ORK), NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, AT 16:30 CDT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.

## 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 DEN08LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA095), May 23, 2008: Downer Bellanca 14-19-3 (N7640E), N. Little Rock, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the incorrect and improper installation of throttle and mixture cables by unknown maintenance personnel.

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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