# Accident 20211124019909A: Taylorcraft BL-65, New Cuyama, CA, November 24, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 2021, 10:00 local time
- Place: New Cuyama, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8140° N, 119.9591° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8140&lon=-119.9591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29508, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29508) (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: 166 total, 5 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211124019909A

## Narrative

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

THE ONLY EVIDENCE PROVIDED ARE THE PILOTS STATEMENTS.

THE PILOT STATED THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER FROM THE ENGINE. HE STATED IT COULD NOT BE RESTARTED SINCE IT DID NOT HAVE AN ELECTRIC STARTER MOTOR. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT ALTITUDE HE WAS AT WHEN HE LOST POWER, OR THE ALTITUDE HE WAS AT WHEN HE BAILED OUT WITH HIS PARACHUTE.

THE PILOT STATED HE WAS EN-ROUTE FROM LOMPOC (LPC) TO TEHACHAPI (TSP) FOR FUEL WITH THE ULTIMATE DESTINATION TO BE MAMMOTH SPRINGS (MMH).

THE PILOT STATED HE DOES NOT KNOW THE POSITION OF THE WRECKAGE.  HE STATED HE WALKED ABOUT 9 HOURS 20 TO 30 MILES TO ARRIVE TO A POINT AT TEPUSQUET ROAD AND MESA ROAD, SANTA MARIA, CA

34° 51? 59.11? N & 120° 15? 05.09? W

THE PILOT STATED HE CALLED HIS BROTHER ON THE PHONE AFTER HE LANDED IN THE PARACHUTE, BUT DID NOT CONTACT THE POLICE OR RESCUE.

THE PILOT STATED THE EVENT HAPPENED ON NOVEMBER 24TH, 2021.

THE WRECKAGE FOR N29508 HAS NOT BEEN RECOVERED. ITS POSITION IS UNKNOWN. A CAUSE OF ENGINE POWER LOSS IS UNKNOWN. THE LOSS POWER TO THE ENGINE HAS NOT BEEN VERIFIED. THE ACTUAL DATE OF THE ACCIDENT IS NOT VERIFIED.

## 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 WPR22LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA049), Nov 24, 2021: Taylorcraft BL-65 (N29508), New Cuyama, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to intentionally crash the airplane.

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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