Bellanca 14-19-3A accident near Pinehill, New Mexico, October 12, 1984
On October 12, 1984 at about 6:00 pm local time, a Bellanca 14-19-3A, registered N8868R, was destroyed in an accident near Pinehill, New Mexico. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. 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
- October 12, 1984 · about 6:00 pm local time
- Place
- Pinehill, New Mexico · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 14-19-3A · all 14-19-3As on the register
- Registration
- N8868R · no longer on the register · serial 4230
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
LEFT WING FAILED INFLIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA AT TIME OF CRASH. PILOT WAS ENROUTE FROM CALIFORNIA TO NEW JERSEY, HAD BEEN FLYING 4 HOURS, 18 MINUTES. AWAKE AT LEAST 7 HOURS. TRANSITED 1 TIME ZONE. NO RECORD OF WEATHER BRIEFING OR FLIGHT PLAN FILED. PILOT NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 194 hours in all; 127 in this make and model; 162 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 32,746 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 9, 1983
- Maximum gross weight: 3,000 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Teledyne Cont I0-470-F (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: FLG Flagstaff AZ at 5:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 260° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 1,500 ft; scat at 1,000 ft
- Temperature: 46°F (8°C), dew point 45°F (7°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 5:52 pm from GUP, 44 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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