# NTSB LAX83FA050: Bellanca 17-30A, N14748, Williams, AZ, November 25, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: November 24, 1982, 19:00 local (Nov 25, 1982, 02:00 UTC)
- Place: Williams, AZ
- Coordinates: 35.369136, -112.260932 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3691&lon=-112.2609&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 73051
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83FA050
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73051/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA050

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight encounter with weather, cruise - normal
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - clouds (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - high terrain (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - icing conditions (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - rain (contributing factor)
  - vfr flight into imc - continued, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, cruise
  - terrain condition - rising (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ORIGINAL DEPARTURE POINT WAS CAMARILLO, CA. BEFORE DEPARTING CAMARILLO, THE PILOT OBTAINED A WEATHER BRIEFING FOR A FLIGHT TO FLAGSTAFF, AZ. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, THE FLAGSTAFF WEATHER WAS, IN PART: ZERO CEILING, 1/16 MI VISIBILITY.THE PILOT WAS WARNED OF OCCASIONAL LIGHT RIME ICING ABOVE THE FREEZING LEVEL IN CALIFORNIA AND MARGINAL VFR CONDITIONS BEYOND THE CALIFORNIA BORDER. THE PILOT DEPARTED CAMARILLO AT ABOUT 1600 MST AND MADE A REFUELING STOP AT KINGMAN, AZ. BEFORE DEPARTING KINGMAN, HE REPORTED THAT HE WOULD BE FOLLOWING THE HIGHWAY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PLANE COLLIDED WITH HIGH TERRAIN AT NIGHT AT AN ELEVATION OF 7000 FT, JUST NORTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 140, WHILE ON A WESTERLY HEADING. ACCORDING TO AN NTSB REPORT, THE CLOUD LEVEL WOULD HAVE BEEN AT ABOUT 5000 TO 6000 FT IN THAT VICINITY AND THE FREEZING LEVEL WOULD HAVE BEEN AT 7000 FT. MIXED ICING CONDITIONS WERE PROBABLE FROM 7000 TO 16000 FT MSL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N14748](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14748-2012-08-01), registration cancelled 2012-08-01, S/N 74-30676, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30A
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-30A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (registry code 1220433) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 74-30676
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520K 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: William Edward Hanson
- Registered owner: William Edward Hanson
- Departed: IGM, KINGMAN, AZ
- Destination: FLG, FLAGSTAFF, AZ

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 546 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 60° at 4 knots
- Temperature: 90 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: FLG, 20 nm away

## 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 19821124062629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821124062629A), Nov 24, 1982: Blanca 1730A, Williams, AZ, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Impacted rising terrain while following a highway. Terrain obscured by fog clouds and freezing rain.

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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