# Accident 19990616026729A: Tcraft BC65, Corinna, ME, June 16, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1999, 20:30 local time
- Place: Corinna, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9227° N, 69.2659° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corinna, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9227&lon=-69.2659&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36205, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36205) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 603 total, 30 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990616026729A

## Narrative

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

(.4) AS THE PILOT INITIATED A LEFT TURN, HE EXPERIENCED BUFFETING OF THE AIRPLANE. THEN, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, AND ENTERED A MODERATE LEFT TURN.  AFTER SEVERAL CONTROL AND POWER INPUTS, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, OR CORRECT THE LEFT TURN.  HE MADE A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD.  DURING THE LANDING, THE PROPELLER, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND RIGHT WING SUSTAINED DAMAGE.  EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE BY A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR, AND A LOCAL MECHANIC, DID NOT REVEAL ANY PRE-IMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS.  THE RIGHT WING ANT-DRAG ROD WAS SEPARATED, BUT WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING.  ADDITIONALLY, THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A STALL WARNING SYSTEM.(-23) PILOT NOTICED BUFFETING LIKE TURBULENCE.  AIRCRAFT THEN WENT INTO LEFT TURN.  COULDN'T REVERSE WITH AILERON AND/OR RUDDER AND DIFFERENT THROTTLE SETTINGS; COULDN'T MAINTAIN ALTITUDE.  GUIDED AIRCRAFT INTO FIELD. NOSE COULD NOT BE HELD UP ON LANDING.

## 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 NYC99LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA144), Jun 17, 1999: Taylorcraft BC-65 (N36205), Corinna, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

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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