# Accident 20060403006309A: Tcraft BC1265, Iliamna, AK, April 3, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2006, 19:20 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.7333° N, 155.3764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7333&lon=-155.3764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36291, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36291-2012-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-65 (registry code 8850310, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC1265
- Reported engine: CONT A657
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 140 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060403006309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ DEPARTED AN UNNAMED LAKE SOUTHWEST OF LAKE ILIAMNA, IN LIGHT BLOWING SNOW. HIS HUNTING PARTNER FOLLOWED IN A PA-14. AT APPROXIMATELY 16 MILES FROM ILIAMNA AIRPORT, THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY DAT^ 65HP TAYLORCRAFT STARTED LOSING POWER. APPLYING CARBURETOR HEAT HAD LITTLE EFFECT. HE DECIDED TO LEAVE THE LAKE SHORELINE OF LAKE ILIAMNA AND FLY A MORE DIRECT ROUTE TO ILIAMNA AIRPORT. FLYING AT ABOUT 900 FEET, STILL LOSING POWER, HE REALIZED HE HAD FLOWN INTO A BOWL WITH RISING TERRAIN. WITH A WIND OF 15-20 KNOTS, HE WAS FORCED TO TURN LEFT DOWNWIND AS THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO CLEAR A RIDGE TO HIS RIGHT. CONSEQUENTLY THE AIRCRAFT WAS PUSHED DOWN AND AT ABOUT 15 FEET ABOVE GROUND IT STALLED AND CRASHED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE BUT THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE WRECK WITH MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 ANC06LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA043), Apr 3, 2006: Taylorcraft BC12-65 (N36291), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed use of carburetor heat, which resulted in a loss of engine power during cruise, and an in-flight collision with snow-covered terrain. Factors associated with the accident were an…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.