# NTSB SEA76AS013: Bellanca 14-13, N74265, Snoqualmie Pss, WA, August 24, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1975
- Place: Snoqualmie Pss, WA · SNOQUALMIE PSS, WA
- Location: 47.4016° N, 121.4110° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Snoqualmie Pass, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4016&lon=-121.4110&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150907
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76AS013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76AS013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2632  75/8/24    SNOQUALMIE PSS,WA   BELLANCA 14-13      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2030                    N74265              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 39, 483 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            6 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          QUINCY,WA                   MARTHA LAKE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO OBSCURED MTN PASS. HIT TREE DRG ATTMPTD CLIMB OUT. RECOVERY DATE 8/25/75.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74265](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74265-1975-11-05), registration cancelled 1975-11-05, S/N 1378 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-13
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-13](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-13) (registry code 1201002) (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 19750824030599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750824030599A), Aug 24, 1975: Blanca 14132, Snoqualmie Pss, WA, Destroyed. Flew into obscured mtn pass. Hit tree drg attmptd climb out. Recovery date 8/25/75.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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