# Accident 20101201053192A: Taylorcraft BC-65, Madras, OR, December 1, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2010, 11:30 local time
- Place: Madras, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6703° N, 121.1550° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6703&lon=-121.1550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23619, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23619) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC-65 (registry code 8850306, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC-65
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-145B SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 17 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101201053192A

## Narrative

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

BOTH AIRCRAFT ON SHORT FINAL AT S33.  PILOT OF TAYLORCRFT SAW CESSNA 185 TAIL SLIGHTLY LOW AND TO LEFT, TRIED TO BANK TO RIGHT TO AVOID.  AIRCRAFT CAME TOGETHER.  ENGINE OF TAYLORCRAFT STOPPED.  TAYLORCRAFT MADE POWER OFF LANDING.  CESSNA 185 CONTINUED ON TO RDM AND LANDED.  NO INFURIES.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1699Z, Cessna C185: [Accident 20101201052502A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101201052502A)

## 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 WPR11LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA068), Dec 1, 2010: Taylorcraft BC-65 (N23619), Madras, OR, minor damage. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other airplane while in the traffic pattern to land, which resulted in a midair collision.

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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