Bellanca 14-19-3A accident near Mahoney Creek, Idaho, August 4, 1987
On August 4, 1987 at about 5:30 pm local time, a Bellanca 14-19-3A, registered N8883R, was substantially damaged in an accident near Mahoney Creek, Idaho (Mahoney Creek airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. 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 4, 1987 · about 5:30 pm local time
- Place
- Mahoney Creek, Idaho · Mahoney Creek · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 14-19-3A · all 14-19-3As on the register
- Registration
- N8883R · no longer on the register · serial 4245
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DRG ARRIVAL, THE PLT INADVERTENTLY LNDD AT THE MOHONEY CREEK ARPT WITH A 2050' STRIP, INSTEAD OF THE INTENDED ARPT (INDIAN CREEK) WHICH HAD A 5000' RWY. THE ARPT ELEV WAS 4618'; THE DENSITY ALT WAS ABOUT 7800'. WHILE LANDING, AN OVERRUN OCCURRED & THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN THE ACFT ENCTRD SAGE BRUSH & UNEVEN TERRAIN. THE PLT RPRTD THE WIND WAS FROM 210 DEG AT 10 GUSTING 15 KTS.
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: 238 hours in all; 237 in this make and model; 22 in the last 90 days; 182 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,642 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, June 21, 1987; 28 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,700 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-470-F (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 2UF Stanley ID at 5:00 pm
- Destination: S81 Indian Creek ID
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 21, 2,050 ft by 40 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 210° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 90°F (32°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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