Bellanca 14-19-3A accident near Boerne, TX
On October 27, 2013, a Bellanca 14-19-3A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Boerne, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 27, 2013
- Place
- Boerne, TX
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 14-19-3A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 29.799°N, 98.729°W
- NTSB ID
- 20131028X55737
Official records · CEN14FA024
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 27, 2013, about 1740 central daylight time, a Bellanca 14-19-3A, N11RC, collided with power lines and trees near Boerne, Texas. The pilot, the sole occupant on board, was fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and an ensuing fire. A family cat sustained extensive thermal injuries but survived the accident. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight originated from Elton Hensley Memorial Airport (KFTT), Fulton, Missouri, about 1230, and was en route to San Geronimo Airpark (8T8), San Antonio, Texas. According to the pilot's wife, her husband had flown to Columbia, Missouri, three days before the accident. She travelled by commercial air carrier and joined him there to see their son play in a University of Missouri football game. After breakfast on the morning of the accident, the pilot flew his wife's nephew and son's girlfriend from Columbia to KFTT. There, the airplane was refueled and the pilot departed KFTT for 8T8. His wife returned home by commercial air carrier because she reportedly disliked flying in small airplanes. According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) radar data, a target appeared on San Antonio (SAT) Approach Control radar at 1700, squawking a mode C visual flight rules transponder code of 1200. The pilot was not in radio contact with approach control. The target's course was about 188?, a direct course to 8T8. It
Probable cause
A defective exhaust system that allowed carbon monoxide to enter the cabin and impair the pilot, rendering him unable to control the airplane.
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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.
