# NTSB OAK76AP049: Bellanca 14-132, N86927, Trimmer, CA, April 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1976
- Place: Trimmer, CA · TRIMMER, CA
- Location: 36.9049° N, 119.2962° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trimmer, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9049&lon=-119.2962&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153255
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76AP049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76AP049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1154   76/4/8  NR.TRIMMER,CA         BELLANCA 14-132     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 313
        TIME - 0945                    N86927              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NV                SAN JOSE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       34
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          260                                                       4
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- RECOVERED FRM MTN SLOPE 4/9/76.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N86927](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86927-1976-07-14), registration cancelled 1976-07-14, S/N 1289 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-132
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-13-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-13-2) (registry code 1201004) (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 19760408013929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760408013929A), Apr 8, 1976: Blanca 14132, Trimmer, CA, Destroyed. Recovered frm mtn slope 4/9/76.

## Other investigations on N86927 (2)

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.

- [NTSB LAX67D0267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0267), Jan 18, 1967: Bellanca 14-13 (N86927), Santee, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0207), Oct 9, 1964: Bellanca 14132 (N86927), Houston, TX, substantial damage

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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