# NTSB FTW77FQD17: Taylorcraft BL-12, N26662, Horizon City, TX, April 21, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1977
- Place: Horizon City, TX · HORIZON CITY, TX
- Location: 31.6796° N, 106.1911° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Horizon City, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6796&lon=-106.1911&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157350
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FQD17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FQD17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0585  77/4/21    HORIZON CITY,TX     TAYLORCRAFT BL-12   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1820                    N26662              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 36, 2020 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HORIZON CITY,TX             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HIT BUSHES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N26662](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26662-2018-07-19), registration cancelled 2018-07-19, S/N 2004, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BL-12
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BL-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bl-65) (registry code 8850350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-145B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (registry code 41502, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19770421008139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770421008139A), Apr 21, 1977: Tcraft BL65, Horizon City, TX, Substantial damage. Hit bushes while attempting to avoid trees.

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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