# Accident 19860511017029A: Tcraft BL65, Independence, MO, May 11, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1986, 16:45 local time
- Place: Independence, MO
- Airport: Memorial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0911° N, 94.4155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Independence, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0911&lon=-94.4155&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24491, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24491-2012-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BL-65 (registry code 8850350, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bl-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BL65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,708 total, 55 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860511017029A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AIRCRAFT ON DEPARTURE AND IMPACTED A HILL. DENSITY ALTITUDE A FACTOR. IMPROPER AIRWORTHINESS RECORDS.

## 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 MKC86FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA103), May 11, 1986: Taylorcraft BL-65 (N24491), Independence, MO, destroyed

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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