# NTSB LAX82DVG05: Bellanca 14-19, N7615E, Rio Vista, CA, October 15, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1981
- Place: Rio Vista, CA · RIO VISTA, CA
- Location: 38.1767° N, 121.7034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rio Vista, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1767&lon=-121.7034&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123811
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DVG05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DVG05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2328  81/10/15   RIO VISTA,CA        BELLANCA 14-19      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 1636
        TIME - 1400                    N7615E              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIO VISTA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIO VISTA,CA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - WIND SHEAR
        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                                                      70
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          340                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- DOOR CAME OPEN DRG TKOF.PLT RPRTD ENCTRG WND SHEAR & SVR SINK RATE WHILE CKG GEAR & FLAPS BFR LNDG
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7615E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7615E-1982-09-12), registration cancelled 1982-09-12, S/N 4117 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rio Vista

## 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 19811015067409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811015067409A), Oct 15, 1981: Blanca 14193, Rio Vista, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot claimed downdraft on final caused aircraft to crash short of runway.

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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