- Date
- July 4, 1983, 10:58 local (14:58 UTC)
- Place
- Angier, NC
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N23626Taylorcraft BL-65
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830704027919A
- Case key
- 6112
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with the ground in a nose low attitude just off the end of the rwy after a touch and go landing. Ground witnesses saw the acft make a touch and go landing, pull up, and saw a wing drop as the acft nosed down to the ground. The plt-owner was seriously injured in the accident and has refused to submit an accident report.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23626
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BL-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1351
- Engine
- Lycoming O-145-B1, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- H.L. Needum
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 4W3 · Angier, NC
- Airport
- RW3 · Fuquay, runway 14, 2,800 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 53 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ROU, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.