# Accident 19860425013939A: Tcraft BL65, Mount Airy, NC, April 25, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1986, 14:40 local time
- Place: Mount Airy, NC
- Airport: Surry Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5085° N, 80.6145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Airy, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5085&lon=-80.6145&mi=10
- Aircraft: N275NB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N275NB) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,805 total, 218 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860425013939A

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF POWER ON UNAUTHORIZED FERRY FLIGHT. THROTTLE CABLE HOUSING SNAP RING LOOSE. LANDED IN TREES. OUT OF ANNUAL.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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