Bellanca 14-13 accident near Stockbridge, GA
On May 10, 1997, a Bellanca 14-13 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Stockbridge, GA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 10, 1997
- Place
- Stockbridge, GA
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 14-13 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 33.539°N, 84.240°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X07847
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 10, 1997, about 0935 eastern daylight time, a Bellanca 14-13, collided with trees and the ground during a forced landing near Stockbridge, Georgia. The airplane was operated by the owner/pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91, and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. A flight plan was not filed for the personal flight. The private pilot was fatally injured, his private pilot rated passenger was seriously injured, and the airplane was substantially damaged. Origination of the flight was a private airstrip named Jim, with an intervening stop for his passenger at Berry Hill Airport. The flight was returning to the Jim private strip at the time of the accident. A friend of the passenger reported that the passenger stated that the engine quit following a go-around from a landing approach at the Jim private airstrip. Ground witnesses reported that the engine was heard sputtering. The airplane collided with a tree, then the ground, about 300 feet short of an empty field, about 1.5 miles south of the Jim airstrip. PERSONNEL INFORMATION Entries in the pilot's logbook indicated that he obtained his private certificate on March 19, 1974. He held a single engine land rating. Additionally, the pilot was issued a mechanic's certificate, with airframe and powerplant ratings, on November 28, 1980. A third class medical certificate was issued to the pilot on December 23, 1996, with the limitation to wear glasses for distant vision and to possess glasses for near vision. Another entry in his pilot log indicated the pilot receiv
Probable cause
the pilot's improper use of carburetor heat, which led to loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. Factors related to the accident were: carburetor icing (weather) conditions, and trees in the emergency landing area.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
