# Accident 20230615009669A: Taylorcraft BC-65, Sibley, IA, June 15, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2023, 11:45 local time
- Place: Sibley, IA
- Airport: Sibley Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3647° N, 95.7596° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3647&lon=-95.7596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23679, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23679) (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
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 510 total, 227 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230615009669A

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE ON APPROACH TO LANDING RUNWAY 35 @KISB. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND MADE INITIAL CONTACT IN EDGE OF CORNFIELD AND CAME TO REST IN HAYFIELD APPROXIMATELY 100-150' FROM END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN23LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA240), Jun 15, 2023: Taylorcraft BC-65 (N23679), Sibley, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed on final approach resulting in the airplane inadvertently exceeding the critical angle of attack and entering an inadvertent aerodynamic stall.

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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