# Accident 20210207003539A: Taylorcraft BC-65, Columbia, SC, February 7, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2021, 16:00 local time
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0000° N, 80.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0000&lon=-80.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24476, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24476-2021-06-26) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210207003539A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM CUB TO CDN WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A GRADUAL ENGINE FAILURE. HE LANDED ON A ROAD THAT LEADS INTO A NEWLY DEVELOPED RESIDENTIAL AREA NEAR CLEMSON ROAD IN NE COLUMBIA, SC. THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH A PIECE OF PARKED DIRT MOVING EQUIPMENT WHICH RESULTED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA21LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA125), Feb 7, 2021: Taylorcraft BC-65 (N24476), Columbia, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, which resulted from the student pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat.

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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