# Accident 19880906039489A: Tcraft BL65, Calera, AL, September 6, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1988, 07:30 local time
- Place: Calera, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0993° N, 86.7506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0993&lon=-86.7506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24487, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24487) (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
- Reported engine: CONT C145*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 632 total, 40 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA248) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880906039489A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED. CRASH LANDED STRETCHING GLIDE TO CLEAR TREES. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.

## 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 ATL88LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA248), Sep 6, 1988: Taylorcraft BL-65 (N24487), Calera, AL, 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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