# NTSB DEN65A0079: Bellanca 14-133, N6525N, Panguitch, UT, June 13, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1965
- Place: Panguitch, UT · PANGUITCH, UT
- Location: 37.8229° N, 112.4342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Panguitch, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8229&lon=-112.4342&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 8, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178198
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN65A0079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65A0079

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6525N-1965-08-09), registration cancelled 1965-08-09, S/N 1646 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-133
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-13-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-13-3) (registry code 1201006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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