CHI73FER02

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BL-65 · Rice Lake, WI · August 1, 1972

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 1, 1972
Place
Rice Lake, WI · RICE LAKE, WI
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N29570Taylorcraft BL-65
Status
Completed · report March 9, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168013

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2844   72/8/1    RICE LAKE,WIS       TAYLORCRAFT BL-65   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 130
        TIME - 0945                    N29570              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RICE LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RICE LAKE,WIS               ONAMIA,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STALLED IN STEEP CLIMBOUT.CESSNA 310 HAD DEP JUST BFOR T/O. UNCONTROLLED ARPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N29570
Reported as
Taylorcraft BL-65
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Rice Lake

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.