Bellanca 14-19-3A accident near Toccoa, Georgia, August 13, 1986
On August 13, 1986 at about 3:58 pm local time, a Bellanca 14-19-3A, registered N1297R, was destroyed in an accident near Toccoa, Georgia. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 4 people were seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 13, 1986 · about 3:58 pm local time
- Place
- Toccoa, Georgia · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 4 people were seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 14-19-3A · all 14-19-3As on the register
- Registration
- N1297R · no longer on the register · serial 4318
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT CHECKED ON THE ACFT THE DAY PRIOR TO THIS FLT AND STATED THAT HE DID NOT WANT IT REFUELED. ON THE DAY OF THE FLT HE WAS OBSERVED DRAINING FUEL FROM THE ACFT. HE AIR FILED AN IFR FLT PLAN AND STATED THAT HE HAD 3 HRS AND 45 MINS OF FUEL AND HIS EN ROUTE TIME WAS 2 HRS AND 10 MINS. ABOUT 2 HRS AND 11 MINS AFTER TAKEOFF THE ACFT CRASHED 1 MILE FROM AN ARPT LOCATED APRX 80 MILES SHORT OF THE INTENDED REFUELING LOCATION. THE PLT STATED TO A PERSON AT THE ARPT THAT HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE GROSS TAKEOFF WEIGHT. HE DID NOT DECLARE AND EMERGENCY WHEN HE STARTED HAVING ENG PROBLEMS. IT WAS DETERMINED AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT THE PLT HAD DRAINED APRX 8 GALLONS OF FUEL FROM THE ACFT PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. THE ACFT FLT MANUAL DOES NOT PROVIDE FUEL CONSUMPTION INFORMATION.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 545 hours in all
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,668 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, August 12, 1986; 3 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,000 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental I0-470-F (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: X45 Chuluota FL
- Destination: TYS Knoxville TN
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 050° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 1,000 ft; not recorded at 1,000 ft
- Temperature: 77°F (25°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:50 pm from AHN, 40 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
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