# Accident 19920823032539A: Tcraft BC65, Suffren, NY, August 23, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1992, 15:35 local time
- Place: Suffren, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1097° N, 74.1398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1097&lon=-74.1398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27558, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27558-2012-10-18) (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 A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920823032539A

## Narrative

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

FLEW LOW STEEP TURNS OVER FATHERS HOUSE. STALLED SPUN. STRUCK POWER POLE AND GROUND. ACELLERATED STALL INDICATED.

## 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 NYC92LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA175), Aug 23, 1992: Taylorcraft BC-65 (N27558), Suffern, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS ABILITIES, AND BUZZING.

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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