- Date
- May 28, 1984, 15:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- Port Aransas, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N27582Taylorcraft BC-65
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840528023979A
- Case key
- 21350
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt stated an engine miss was experienced. Plt elected a precautionary landing on the beach during which main gear dug into sand and acft nosed over. During a helicopter recovery the acft was jettisoned from aprx 500 ft AGL. Impact damage resulting from the recovery effort precluded determination of the engine problem.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N27582
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2223
- Airframe hours
- 6,250
- Engine
- Continental C-85, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Randall L. Everett
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 03R · Aransas Pass, TX
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,963 total · 155 in this make and model · 2,833 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.