DEN65A0079

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 14-133 · Panguitch, UT · June 13, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 13, 1965
Place
Panguitch, UT · PANGUITCH, UT
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N6525NBellanca 14-133
Status
Completed · report October 8, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178198

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0478  65/6/13    PANGUITCH UT        BELLANCA 14-133     CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1600
        TIME - 1555                    N6525N              PX-  2  0  0  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      80
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       17
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 06/14/65.

Aircraft

Registration
N6525N
Reported as
Bellanca 14-133
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.