# NTSB ATL88LA111: Taylorcraft BC-65, N23899, Maiden, NC, March 13, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 13, 1988, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place: Maiden, NC
- Coordinates: 35.570095, -81.199516 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5701&lon=-81.1995&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7716
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL88LA111
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7716/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA111

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering
  - terrain condition - residential area
  - aerobatics - performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - altitude - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN FLYING A SERIES OF LOW LEVEL MANEUVERS OVER THE CITY. THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO RECOVER FROM AN INTENTIONAL SPIN CLOSE TO THE GROUND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK UTILITY LINES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23899](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23899-1992-12-07), registration cancelled 1992-12-07, S/N 1534 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC-65
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc-65) (registry code 8850306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1534
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-65 65 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Michael H. Pyne
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 1, 1986
- Departed: 66A, DENVER, NC

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 529 total, 218 in this make and model, 383 as pilot in command, 230 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 280° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 63 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: CLT

## 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 19880313005109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880313005109A), Mar 13, 1988: Tcraft BC65, Maiden, NC, Substantial damage. Unable to recover from a spin entered at an unsafe low altitude. Beer cans and alcohol odor in wreckage.

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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