DEN70A0035

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BC-65 · Boulder, CO · November 26, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 26, 1969
Place
Boulder, CO · BOULDER, CO
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N66619Taylorcraft BC-65
Status
Completed · report February 27, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
148468

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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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3-3157  69/11/26   BOULDER,COLO        TAYLORCRAFT BC-65   CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 167
        TIME - 1000                    N66619              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOULDER,COLO                BOULDER,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING

Aircraft

Registration
N66619
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC-65
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.