# NTSB LAX81FA050: Bellanca 14-19, N8503R, Parker, AZ, February 22, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1981
- Place: Parker, AZ · PARKER, AZ
- Location: 34.0340° N, 114.2281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parker, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0340&lon=-114.2281&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136456
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FA050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0554  81/2/22  NR.PARKER,AZ          BELLANCA 14-19      CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2606
        TIME - 1820                    N8503R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FULLERTON,CA               PARKER,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CRASH LNDD ON EDGE OF MESA AT NGT.FUEL SEL PSND R MAIN TNK,MAINS EMPTY,2.9GALS USABLE FUEL IN AUX.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8503R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8503R-2018-01-26), registration cancelled 2018-01-26, S/N 4265, built 1965 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19810222005389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810222005389A), Feb 22, 1981: Blanca 14193A, Parker, AZ, Destroyed. Aircraft found crashed on mesa. No fuel fund on board aircraft.

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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