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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Tcraft BC-65 · Tahlequah, OK · September 15, 1990

Date: September 15, 1990 · 15:55 local
Place: Tahlequah, OK
Airport: Tahlequah Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N22668
Reported as: Tcraft BC65
Reported engine: Continental A758
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 238 total3 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N22668Registered now · Taylorcraft BC-65S/N 1315 · Built 1939 Airframe modelTaylorcraft BC-65 Engine modelContinental A&C75 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on climb. Forced landing straight ahead in field. Gascolator drain plug had backed out.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMB. FORCED LANDING STRAIGHT AHEAD IN FIELD. GASCOLATOR DRAIN PLUG HAD BACKED OUT.