- Date
- March 3, 1973
- Place
- Spearman, TX · SPEARMAN, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N22669Taylorcraft BL-65
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730303008349A
- Case key
- 170434
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0540 73/3/3 SPEARMAN,TEX TAYLORCRAFT BL-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 124 TIME - 1700 N22669 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPEARMAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPEARMAN,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- NO EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION.ACFT HIT GND IN A NEAR 45DEG NOSE DWN ATTITUDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N22669
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BL-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Spearman
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.