Bellanca 14-19 N8870R
16 March 1985 · Paso Robles, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 March 1985 at about 01:00 local time, a Bellanca 14-19 registered N8870R was involved in an accident near Paso Robles, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Paso Robles, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Paso Robles
- Coordinates
- 35.6097, -120.7593
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 14-19
- Registration
- N8870R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX85LA176
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
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
THE PLT PULLED THE PROP THROUGH BY HAND AFTER ATTEMPTS TO START THE ACFT FAILED. THE UNOCCUPIED ACFT STARTED AND TRAVELED APRX 200 FT BEFORE CONTACTING THE LEFT WING OF ANOTHER ACFT. INSPECTION REVEALED THE 'P' LEAD ON THE LEFT MAGNETO WAS NOT GROUNDED. THE ACFT HAD NOT BEEN FLOWN FOR APRX 3 MONTHS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bellanca 14 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 1985 | Bellanca 14-19-3 | Logan, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1985 | Bellanca 14-13-2 | Corona, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1985 | Bellanca 14-19-3 | Gatesville, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1984 | Bellanca 14-13-2 | Rialto, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1984 | Bellanca 14-19-3 | Temple Bar, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1986 | Bellanca 14-19-3A | West Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 1985 | Mooney M20C | Apple Valley, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1985 | Cessna 152 | Shafter, California, United States | Air Center International, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1985 | Cessna 150 | Banning, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1985 | Rotorway EXECUTIVE | El Monte, California, United States | Frank Louis Lillo | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-30 | Death Valley, California, United States | Underwood Assoc. Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1985 | Cessna 414 | Eagle Mountain, California, United States | - | Unknown | - |