# Accident 20090821015159A: Tcraft BCS65, Boulder, CO, August 21, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2009, 09:30 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Airport: Boulder Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0208° N, 105.2500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0208&lon=-105.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8023Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8023Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BCS-65 (registry code 8850308, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bcs-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BCS65
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 20 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA546](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA546) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090821015159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 21, 2009, AIRCRAFT N8023Q, SN 3135, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER DURING CLIMB AT APPROXIMATELY 200' ANGLE AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.  THE PILOT AND PAX WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 CEN09LA546](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA546), Aug 21, 2009: Taylorcraft BCS-65 (N8023Q), Boulder, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during initial climb due to carburetor icing.

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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