# NTSB DEN80DTE06: Bellanca 14-19, N8525R, Center, CO, November 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 16, 1979
- Place: Center, CO · CENTER, CO
- Location: 37.7523° N, 106.1104° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Center, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7523&lon=-106.1104&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132820
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80DTE06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTE06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3929  79/11/16 NR.CENTER,CO          BELLANCA 14-19      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 5125
        TIME - 1115                    N8525R              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1900 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEACH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.COLLINS,CO              CENTER,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT STATED ALLOWED R FUEL TANK TO RUN DRY WHILE ON L BASE,COULD NOT GET ENG TO RESTART.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8525R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8525R-2019-05-06), registration cancelled 2019-05-06, S/N 4287, built 1966 (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)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Leach

## 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 19791116032039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791116032039A), Nov 16, 1979: Blanca 14193A, Center, CO, Substantial damage. Engine quit on final approach. Right tank empty, left tank full. Unable to restart due to low altitude.

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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