# Accident 19730303008349A: Tcraft BL65, Spearman, TX, March 3, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1973
- Place: Spearman, TX
- Airport: Spearman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 36.2210° N, 101.1950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Spearman Municipal Airport (E42), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2210&lon=-101.1950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22669, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22669-1974-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BL-65 (registry code 8850350, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bl-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BL65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 124 total, 7 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73FQG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FQG33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730303008349A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NO EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION.ACFT HIT GND IN A NEAR 45DEG NOSE DWN ATTITUDE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW73FQG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FQG33), Mar 3, 1973: Taylorcraft BL-65 (N22669), Spearman, TX, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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