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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Taylorcraft BL-65 · Winterville, NC · July 28, 2011

Date: July 28, 2011 · 15:20 local
Place: Winterville, NC
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N24369
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA11FA426
Reported as: Taylorcraft BL-65
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-145B series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,850 total

N24369Registered now · Taylorcraft BL-65S/N 1705 · Built 1940 Airframe modelTaylorcraft BL-65 Engine modelLycoming 0-145B seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft crash caught on home surveillance camera at 15:11:29 on 07-28-2011. Video shows aircraft coming in at a high angle of decent at an angle to runway. Aircraft did not flare. Impacted ground, bounced, spun and stopped. No fire. Pilot was only person on board. Fatal. NTSB on scene prior to FAA arrival 07/29/11. Engine and airframe continuity verified and aircraft released to aiport owner on behalf of pilot's widow. Aircraft did not contain airworthiness certificate or maintenance logbooks. Logbooks not located at hangar or from pilot's home.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASH CAUGHT ON HOME SURVEILLANCE CAMERA AT 15:11:29 ON 07-28-2011. VIDEO SHOWS AIRCRAFT COMING IN AT A HIGH ANGLE OF DECENT AT AN ANGLE TO RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT DID NOT FLARE. IMPACTED GROUND, BOUNCED, SPUN AND STOPPED. NO FIRE. PILOT WAS ONLY PERSON ON BOARD. FATAL. NTSB ON SCENE PRIOR TO FAA ARRIVAL 07/29/11. ENGINE AND AIRFRAME CONTINUITY VERIFIED AND AIRCRAFT RELEASED TO AIPORT OWNER ON BEHALF OF PILOT'S WIDOW. AIRCRAFT DID NOT CONTAIN AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE OR MAINTENANCE LOGBOOKS. LOGBOOKS NOT LOCATED AT HANGAR OR FROM PILOT'S HOME.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA11FA426Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportWinterville, NCA loss of airplane control for undetermined reasons as the autopsy was unable to reveal any definitive conditions that would have led to the loss of control.Jul 28, 2011 · Substantial damage