# NTSB CHI66F0518: Taylorcraft BC-65, N24453, Lewis Center, OH, January 24, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1966
- Place: Lewis Center, OH · LEWIS CENTER, OH
- Location: 40.1984° N, 83.0102° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lewis Center, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1984&lon=-83.0102&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173629
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0518
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0518

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0065  66/1/24    LEWIS CENTER OHIO   TAYLORCRAFT BC-65   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 1500
        TIME - 1730                    N24453              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEWIS CENTER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N24453](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24453-2017-05-31), registration cancelled 2017-05-31, S/N 1790, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC-65
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc-65) (registry code 8850306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lewis Center

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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