# NTSB CHI75AC025: Bellanca 14-19, N8862R, Blue Ash, OH, September 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1974
- Place: Blue Ash, OH · BLUE ASH, OH
- Location: 39.2461° N, 84.3868° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blue Ash, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2461&lon=-84.3868&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138615
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75AC025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC025

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4012   74/9/3    BLUE ASH,OHIO       BELLANCA 14-19      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 672
        TIME - 1440                    N8862R              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUE ASH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SHARONVILLE,OHIO            FLOYDADA,TEX                 SPRINGFIELD,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      55
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           30                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD ENTERING CLOUDS.WHEN NEXT OBSVD ACFT WAS SPINNING OUT OF CLOUDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8862R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8862R-1975-01-22), registration cancelled 1975-01-22, S/N 42-24 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-19
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-19-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-3) (registry code 3080106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Blue Ash

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740903042739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740903042739A), Sep 3, 1974: Blanca 14193, Blue Ash, OH, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Acft obsvd entering clouds. When next obsvd acft was spinning out of clouds.

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.

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