# Accident 20220409006079A: Taylorcraft BL-65, Counselor, NM, April 9, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2022, 11:42 local time
- Place: Counselor, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1315° N, 107.4453° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1315&lon=-107.4453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24345, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24345-2023-04-18) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220409006079A

## Narrative

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

ON 04/09/2022 @1242 MST, A TAYLORCRAFT BL65, N24345, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A DIRT FIELD. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FARMINGTON NM AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 MST AND CONCLUDED AT COUNSELOR, NM. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS INJURED AND THE ATP-RATED PASSENGER WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

WE ESTIMATE THE AIRPLANE WAS AT OR ABOVE GROSS WEIGHT AND THE ESTIMATED DENSITY ALTITUDE OF 9700 FT. WITTNESSES CONFIRMED THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT THE AIRPLANE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ITS  ALTITUDE. THE AIRCREW ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD AND UPON TOUCHDOWN CRASHED THEN WENT INVERTED UNTIL FINAL RESTING LOCATION.

WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO INTERVIEW THE PILOT DUE TO SEVERE INJURIES.  IF/WHEN ABLE WE WILL UPDATE THE REPORT. IN ADDITION, AN OPERATIONS SAFETY INSPECTOR WILL BE INVOLVED TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE FOLLOW UP ACTION AS NEEDED.

IN SUMMARY, THIS REPORT IS BEING CLOSED AND WILL BE AMENDED IF/WHEN MORE PERTINENT INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

## 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 WPR22FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA148), Apr 9, 2022: Taylorcraft BL-65 (N24345), Counselor, NM, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control while maneuvering at a high-density altitude in gusty wind conditions.

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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