# Accident 19810626036579A: Tcraft BC65, Paoli, IN, June 26, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1981, 18:00 local time
- Place: Paoli, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5567° N, 86.4704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paoli, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5567&lon=-86.4704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27671, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27671) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC-65 (registry code 8850306, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC65
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 328 total, 127 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEX21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810626036579A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES. INVESTIGATION REVEALED CONTAMINATION IN CARBUREATOR.

## 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 CHI81FEX21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX21), Jun 26, 1981: Taylorcraft BC-65 (N27671), Paoli, IN, 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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