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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Tcraft BL-65 · Ottumwa, IA · August 13, 1985

Date: August 13, 1985 · 14:45 local
Place: Ottumwa, IA
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N27492
NTSB investigation: NTSBMKC85LA187
Reported as: Tcraft BL65
Reported engine: Lycoming O145B2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total400 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N27492Registered now · Taylorcraft BL-65S/N 2134 Airframe modelTaylorcraft BL-65 Engine modelLycoming 0-145B seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft collided with wires across a river while at a low altitude then crashed into the river.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH WIRES ACROSS A RIVER WHILE AT A LOW ALTITUDE THEN CRASHED INTO THE RIVER.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB MKC85LA187Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOttumwa, IAN27492 collided with utility wires which cross the des moines river and crashed into the river.Aug 13, 1985 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N27492 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20111008024219ATakeoff: Climb Out · Easton, MOThe pilot departed his north/south oriented private grass strip to the south and began a right turn to the west, at which time the engine began to lose power and run rough. The pilot attempted to continue the turn to reach the approach end of the runway.…Oct 8, 2011 · Substantial damage Accident 19730523015421ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Leavenworth, KSTwo aircraft landed opposite direction-collided on strip. Previous ldgs to s.May 23, 1973 · Substantial damage