# NTSB ATL83LA254: Taylorcraft BL-65, N23626, Angier, NC, July 4, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 4, 1983, 10:58 local (14:58 UTC)
- Place: Angier, NC
- Coordinates: 35.510963, -78.729629 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5110&lon=-78.7296&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6112
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83LA254
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6112/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA254

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience in kind of aircraft, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23626-2012-09-04), registration cancelled 2012-09-04, S/N 1351, built 1939 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Taylorcraft BL-65
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BL-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bl-65) (registry code 8850350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-145B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (registry code 41502, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1351
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830704027919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830704027919A), Jul 4, 1983: Tcraft BL65, Angier, NC, Substantial damage. During pull up after touch and go landing, aircraft stalled and crashed.

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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