# NTSB ANC77AAH01: Taylorcraft BCS-65, N29560, Palmer, AK, October 3, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1976
- Place: Palmer, AK · PALMER, AK
- Location: 61.5972° N, 149.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5972&lon=-149.1147&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156408
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77AAH01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77AAH01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3446   76/10/3   PALMER,AK           TAYLORCRAFT BCS-65  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 450
        TIME - 1720                    N29560              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 280 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALMER,AK                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
```

## 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 BCS-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

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19761003036109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761003036109A), Oct 3, 1976: Tcraft BCS65, Palmer, AK, 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 ANC69D0016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69D0016), Jun 9, 1968: Taylorcraft BC-65 (N29560), Iliamna, 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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