# Accident 19850222004059A: Tcraft BC65, Chinook, MT, February 22, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1985, 13:35 local time
- Place: Chinook, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4702° N, 109.2096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4702&lon=-109.2096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26580, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26580-2014-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BL-65 (registry code 8850350, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bl-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC65
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 173 total, 34 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850222004059A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT MADE LOW SLOW PASS OVER FARM. STARTED CLIMBING TURN, WING DROPPED AND AIRCRAFT NOSED INTO GROUND.

## 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 DEN85FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA084), Feb 22, 1985: Taylorcraft BC-65 (N26580), Chinook, MT, 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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