# Accident 19810703038049A: Tcraft BL65, Rosette, UT, July 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1981, 18:00 local time
- Place: Rosette, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8185° N, 113.4131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rosette, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8185&lon=-113.4131&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24462, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24462-1989-08-04) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 139 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810703038049A

## Narrative

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

SEVERE WING LOW NOSE DOWN GROUND IMPACT IN RISING TERRAIN. PILOT WAS ENGAGED IN SPOTTING CATTLE. MISJUDGMENT.

## 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 DEN81FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA047), Jul 3, 1981: Taylorcraft BL-65 (N24462), Rosette, UT, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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