# Accident 20131027020849A: Bellanca 14-19-3, Boerne, TX, October 27, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2013, 17:40 local time
- Place: Boerne, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7992° N, 98.7293° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7992&lon=-98.7293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11RC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11RC-2018-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-19-3 (registry code 3080106, https://openairdocs.org/model/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: BELLANCA 14-19-3
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 630 total, 129 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131027020849A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE WAS IN STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT AT 10,200 FEET ON A VFR SQUAWK AND NOT IN CONTACT WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL.  AIRPLANE BEGAN A RAPID DESCENT OF APPROXIMATELY 2,900 FEET PER MINUTE AND INCREASED AIRSPEED FROM 10 TO 25 KNOTS.  AIRPLANE CONTINUED THE DESCENT ON A CONSTANT COURSE UNTIL IMPACTING TERRAIN.

## 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 CEN14FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA024), Oct 27, 2013: Bellanca 14-19-3A (N11RC), Boerne, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A defective exhaust system that allowed carbon monoxide to enter the cabin and impair the pilot, rendering him unable to control the airplane.

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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