# Accident 20111008024219A: Taylorcraft BL-65, Easton, MO, October 8, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2011, 18:10 local time
- Place: Easton, MO
- Airport: Pvt Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7192° N, 94.6298° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7192&lon=-94.6298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27492, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27492) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 661 total, 503 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111008024219A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED HIS NORTH/SOUTH ORIENTED PRIVATE GRASS STRIP TO THE SOUTH AND BEGAN A RIGHT TURN TO THE WEST, AT WHICH TIME THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND RUN ROUGH. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CONTINUE THE TURN TO REACH THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. WHILE MANEUVERING, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED RIGHT WING LOW IN A BEAN FIELD. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM CONTAINED SUFFICIENT PARTICULATE CONTAMINATION TO STOP THE FLOW OF FUEL TO THE CARBURETOR.

## 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 CEN12LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA012), Oct 8, 2011: Taylorcraft BL-65 (N27492), Easton, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Debris in the fuel system, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Also causal was the pilot not maintaining sufficient airspeed, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N27492 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19850813038469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850813038469A), Aug 13, 1985: Tcraft BL65 (N27492), Ottumwa, IA, Substantial damage. Aircraft collided with wires across a river while at a low altitude then crashed into the river.
- [Accident 19730523015421A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730523015421A), May 23, 1973: Tcraft BL65 (N27492), Leavenworth, KS, Substantial damage. Two aircraft landed opposite direction-collided on strip. Previous ldgs to s.

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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