- Date
- October 27, 1979
- Place
- Corona, CA · CORONA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8807RBellanca 14-19
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791027034559A
- Case key
- 132709
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3752 79/10/27 CORONA,CA BELLANCA 14-19 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, UNK/NR TIME - 1300 N8807R PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CORONA MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION YUMA,AZ LONG BEACH,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE PARTIAL OBSCURATION UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F HAZE 81 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 240 9 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- PLT UN TO FIND NRBY ARPT IN SMOG AFTER ENG LOST PWR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8807R
- Reported as
- Bellanca 14-19
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Corona Muni
N8807RRegistration cancelled Nov 20, 2014 · Bellanca 14-19-3Airframe modelBellanca 14-19-3Engine modelContinental I0-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8807R · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA83LA209Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportGoldendale, WAThe pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight planning, which resulted in flight into adverse weather conditions and clearance from trees not maintained. Factors contributing to the accident included the clouds, low ceilings, and turbulence.NTSB FTW66D0575Accident · No injuriesClosedAmarillo, TX