# Accident 20140513009559A: Taylorcraft BC-65, Summerville, GA, May 13, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2014, 19:00 local time
- Place: Summerville, GA
- Airport: Wyatt Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4694° N, 85.3407° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4694&lon=-85.3407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29611, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29611-2014-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC-65 (registry code 8850306, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC-65
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 175 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140513009559A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 13, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 HOURS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WERE FLYING IN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRCRAFT, N29611, 1940 TAYLORCRAFT, MODEL BC65/A.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING OVER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOUSE TO LET HIM TAKE AERIAL PHOTOS OF HIS HOUSE AND PROPERTY.  ON THE THIRD PASS OVER THE HOUSE FOR REASONS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE CONTACT WITH A TREE IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE WITH HIS LEFT WING.

THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 75 YARDS FROM THE HOUSE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE DRIVEWAY.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS AIRLIFTED TO ERLANGER HOSPITAL IN CHATTANOOGA, TN.  WITH A BROKEN HAND, FACIAL BONES BROKEN, AND VARIOUS LACERATIONS TO THE BODY.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TAKEN TO FLOYD MEDICAL CENTER IN WITH LACERATIONS TO THE FACE.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL THAT NIGHT.

## 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 ERA14CA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA239), May 13, 2014: Taylorcraft BC 65 (N29611), Summerville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an inadequate altitude during low level maneuvering, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees.

## Other reports on N29611 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830323009999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830323009999A), Mar 23, 1983: Tcraft BC65 (N29611), Mountain City, TN, Substantial damage. Lost control and ground looped landing in gusty wind. Left the runway and struck a fence.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.