# Accident 20080824844619A: Blanca 14192, Keller, TX, August 24, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2008, 10:30 local time
- Place: Keller, TX
- Airport: Hillcrest
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9667° N, 97.2753° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9667&lon=-97.2753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7653B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7653B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-19-2 (registry code 3080104, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 14192
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 540 total, 120 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08CA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080824844619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 24, 2008, AT 1030 CDT, A BELLANCA 14-19-2, N7653B, OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE DURING TAKEOFF ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AN THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED.  THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HILLCREST AIRPORT, KELLER, TEXAS ON AUGUST 24, 2008 AT 1030 CDT.

## 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 DFW08CA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA214), Aug 24, 2008: Bellanca 14-19-2 (N7653B), Keller, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane which resulted in an attempted takeoff without fuel present in the selected fuel tank.

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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