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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Tcraft BL-65 · Rock Falls, IL · August 18, 1982

Date
August 18, 1982 · 11:35 local
Place
Rock Falls, IL
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N29660
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI82FA312
Reported as
Tcraft BL65
Reported engine
Lycoming O145B2
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
445 total318 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Report indicates fuel tank cap not secured. Possible fuel leak during inverted flight. Fire erupted. Lost control.

As the FAA filed it

REPORT INDICATES FUEL TANK CAP NOT SECURED. POSSIBLE FUEL LEAK DURING INVERTED FLIGHT. FIRE ERUPTED. LOST CONTROL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.