# NTSB CHI67F0199: Taylorcraft BC-65, N24319, Midland, MI, August 2, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1966
- Place: Midland, MI · MIDLAND, MI
- Location: 43.6156° N, 84.2472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6156&lon=-84.2472&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121635
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0199
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0199

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2410   66/8/2    MIDLAND MICH        TAYLORCRAFT BC-65   CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1197
        TIME - 1930                    N24319              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACK BARSTOW
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- THROTTLE SHAFT SEPARATED FROM CARBURETOR THROTTLE ARM.AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH DITCH ON LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N24319](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24319-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 1654, 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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jack Barstow

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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