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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Taylorcraft BF-65 · Victor, NY · August 22, 2014

Date: August 22, 2014 · 20:10 local
Place: Victor, NY
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N26620
Reported as: Taylorcraft BF-65
Reported engine: Franklin 4AC176B series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N26620Registered now · Taylorcraft BF-65S/N 1962 · Built 1940 Airframe modelTaylorcraft BF-65 Engine modelFranklin 4AC176B seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft was returning from lancaster (bqr) around 19:30 and ran out of fuel. Emergency landing was attempted (42.960749, -77.384466 boughton hill rd Victor NY.) To what appeared to be a open field. Field was in fact a corn field and aircraft nosed over and came to rest upside down. Pilot was uninjured and extricated himself. Minor damage to aircraft. Ontario county sheriff's were called and investigator joseph murphy responded. He interviewed the pilot and determined that pilot was not intoxicated and while upset appeared normal. Investigator murphy documented the scene and NTSB was notified. A/c was upright and released to be moved. A/c was moved to hopewell (90NY) airport by owner/pilot the following day by removing the wing and trailed.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING FROM LANCASTER (BQR) AROUND 19:30 AND RAN OUT OF FUEL. EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED (42.960749, -77.384466 BOUGHTON HILL RD VICTOR NY.) TO WHAT APPEARED TO BE A OPEN FIELD. FIELD WAS IN FACT A CORN FIELD AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. PILOT WAS UNINJURED AND EXTRICATED HIMSELF. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. ONTARIO COUNTY SHERIFF'S WERE CALLED AND INVESTIGATOR JOSEPH MURPHY RESPONDED. HE INTERVIEWED THE PILOT AND DETERMINED THAT PILOT WAS NOT INTOXICATED AND WHILE UPSET APPEARED NORMAL. INVESTIGATOR MURPHY DOCUMENTED THE SCENE AND NTSB WAS NOTIFIED. A/C WAS UPRIGHT AND RELEASED TO BE MOVED. A/C WAS MOVED TO HOPEWELL (90NY) AIRPORT BY OWNER/PILOT THE FOLLOWING DAY BY REMOVING THE WING AND TRAILED.