# NTSB ANC69D0016: Taylorcraft BC-65, N29560, Iliamna, AK, June 9, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1968
- Place: Iliamna, AK · ILIAMNA, AK
- Location: 59.7568° N, 154.9111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iliamna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7568&lon=-154.9111&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110008
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69D0016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69D0016

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2202   68/6/9    ILIAMNA,ALAS        TAYLORCRAFT BC-65   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 337
        TIME - 0930                    N29560              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 131 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- STRUCK BRUSH LNDG ON ABANDONED STRIP. NOSED OVER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29560](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29560-2008-09-25), registration cancelled 2008-09-25, S/N 2403, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC-65
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BCS-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bcs-65) (registry code 8850308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N29560 (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 ANC77AAH01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77AAH01), Oct 3, 1976: Taylorcraft BCS-65 (N29560), Palmer, AK, substantial damage

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.

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