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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Taylorcraft BL-65 · Caribou Hills, AK · September 11, 2026

Date
September 11, 2026 · 15:00 local
Place
Caribou Hills, AK
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N22619
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC26LA104
Reported as
Taylorcraft BL-65
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total900 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

From FAA form 8020-9 aircraft accident preliminary notice brief description:

"While landing on a remote strip the landing gear broke causing the aircraft to flip over and become inverted.

Weather:

Speci paho 112257Z 24008KT 3SM br FEW001 BKN005 11/09 A3033"

Note: aircraft total hours and pilot flight hours on FAA form 8020-23 FAA accident report are estimates provided by pilot, will update as updated information is available.

As the FAA filed it

FROM FAA FORM 8020-9 AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT PRELIMINARY NOTICE BRIEF DESCRIPTION:

"WHILE LANDING ON A REMOTE STRIP THE LANDING GEAR BROKE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER AND BECOME INVERTED.

WEATHER:

SPECI PAHO 112257Z 24008KT 3SM BR FEW001 BKN005 11/09 A3033"

NOTE: AIRCRAFT TOTAL HOURS AND PILOT FLIGHT HOURS ON FAA FORM 8020-23 FAA ACCIDENT REPORT ARE ESTIMATES PROVIDED BY PILOT, WILL UPDATE AS UPDATED INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.