Bellanca 14-19-3A N8869R

Summary

On 22 February 1982 at about 15:31 local time, a Bellanca 14-19-3A registered N8869R, operated by The Rusty Nail, was involved in an accident near Selfridge, North Dakota, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 February 1982 at 15:31

Classification

Accident

Location

Selfridge, North Dakota, United States

Coordinates

46.0410, -100.9201

Aircraft

Bellanca 14-19-3A

Registration

N8869R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

The Rusty Nail

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bismarck → Rapid City

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN82FA062

2 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

ON THE PREVIOUS DAY THE PLT RECEIVED A WX BRIEFING FOR THE FLT. HE WAS ADVISED THE WX WOULD BE MARGINAL VFR IN THE BISMARCK AREA IN THE MORNING DUE TO LOW CEILINGS & SNOW. THERE IS NO RECORD THAT THE PLT RECEIVED AN UPDATED WX BRIEFINGPRIOR TO DEPARTURE. THE PLT DEPARTED BISMARCK AT APPROXIMATELY 0902 WITH A SPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED 55 MI SSW OF BISMARCK. THE ABOVE WX WAS THE BISMARCK 0951 OBSERVATION. THE DESTINATION WX AT 1008 WAS THIN OBSCURATION, 200 FT BROKEN WITH VISIBILITY 1/4 MI IN FOG.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.