# Accident 20260911012459A: Taylorcraft BL-65, Caribou Hills, AK, September 11, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2026, 15:00 local time
- Place: Caribou Hills, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.9803° N, 151.0770° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.9803&lon=-151.0770&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22619, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22619) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 900 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC26LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260911012459A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ANC26LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA104), Sep 11, 2026: Taylorcraft BL-65 (N22619), Ninilchik, AK, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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