# Accident 20110728016319A: Taylorcraft BL-65, Winterville, NC, July 28, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2011, 15:20 local time
- Place: Winterville, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4822° N, 77.3544° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4822&lon=-77.3544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24369, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24369) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BL-65 (registry code 8850350, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bl-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 BL-65
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-145B SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 14,850 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11FA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA426) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110728016319A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA11FA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA426), Jul 28, 2011: Taylorcraft BL-65 (N24369), Winterville, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A 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.

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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