# NTSB DEN81FA047: Taylorcraft BL-65, N24462, Rosette, UT, July 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1981
- Place: Rosette, UT · ROSETTE, UT
- Location: 41.8185° N, 113.4131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rosette, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8185&lon=-113.4131&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124614
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FA047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1977   81/7/3  NR.ROSETTE,UT         TAYLORCRAFT BL-65   CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 140
        TIME - 1115                    N24462              PX-  1  0  0  AERIAL SURVEY             TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PARK VALLEY,UT              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      88
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ENGAGED IN LOW LEVEL FLT OPN TO SPOT STRAY CATTLE.D/A APRX 9300FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N24462](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24462-1989-08-04), registration cancelled 1989-08-04, S/N 1799 (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: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810703038049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810703038049A), Jul 3, 1981: Tcraft BL65, Rosette, UT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Severe wing low nose down ground impact in rising terrain. Pilot was engaged in spotting cattle. Misjudgment.

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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