# Accident 19820818039269A: Tcraft BL65, Rock Falls, IL, August 18, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1982, 11:35 local time
- Place: Rock Falls, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7706° N, 89.6893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7706&lon=-89.6893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29660, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29660-1983-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BL-65 (registry code 8850350, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bl-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BL65
- Reported engine: LYC O145B2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 445 total, 318 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA312) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820818039269A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI82FA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA312), Aug 18, 1982: Taylorcraft BL-65 (N29660), Rock Falls, IL, 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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