# Accident 19850908043889A: Tcraft BC65, Rainey Pass, AK, September 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1985, 22:00 local time
- Place: Rainey Pass, AK
- Airport: Tundra River
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N27696, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27696-2018-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC-65 (registry code 8850306, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc-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 A6512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 150 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850908043889A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF AND GROUND LOOPED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC85LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA173), Sep 9, 1985: Taylorcraft BL-65 (N27696), Rainey Pass, AK, substantial damage

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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