# NTSB CHI73FER02: Taylorcraft BL-65, N29570, Rice Lake, WI, August 1, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1972
- Place: Rice Lake, WI · RICE LAKE, WI
- Location: 45.4856° N, 91.7437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rice Lake, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4856&lon=-91.7437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168013
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FER02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FER02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29570-1973-06-21), registration cancelled 1973-06-21, S/N 2413 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BL-65
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BL-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bl-65) (registry code 8850350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rice Lake

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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