# Accident 19991201037199A: Tcraft F21, Houlton, WI, December 1, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1999, 11:45 local time
- Place: Houlton, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0701° N, 92.7500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0701&lon=-92.7500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2005J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2005J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft F21 (registry code 8850906, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-f21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT F21
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991201037199A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON DECEMBER 1, 1999, AT 1105 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A TAYLORCRAFT F-21, N2005J, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FARM FIELD NEAR HOULTON, WISCONSIN, AFTER THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED LAKE ELMO (21D), MINNESOTA, AT 1040, ON A LOCAL FLIGHT. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.     (-23)ENGINE FAILURE DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. PILOT INITIATED EMERGENCY LANDING IN HAY FIELD, BUT OVERSHOT. PILOT MADE 180 TURN TO ANOTHER FIELD AND LANDED HARD, COLLAPSING LANDING GEAR AND STRIKING RIGHT WING. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI00LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA034), Dec 1, 1999: Taylorcraft F-21 (N2005J), Houlton, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the mechanic failed to torque the rod cap bolt during the major engine overhaul. Factors relating to the accident included the rough field and the collapsed landing gear.

## Other reports on N2005J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20230806010809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230806010809A), Aug 6, 2023: Taylorcraft Aviation Corp. F21 (N2005J), Holliday, TX, Substantial damage. On August 6, 2023, at 2015 CDT, a Taylorcraft F21 aircraft, registered to private owner, impacted terrain 250 ft. short of the filed intended to land due to…

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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