- Date
- October 17, 1970
- Place
- Fort Ashby, WV · FORT ASHBY, WV
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N26644Taylorcraft BC-65
- Status
- Completed · report July 16, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158451
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3995 70/10/17 FORT ASHBY,W VA TAYLORCRAFT BC-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 28, TIME - 1657 N26644 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 68 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MEXICO FARMS,MD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT AT LOW ALT BEFORE ENG QUIT. DIRTY WATER IN GASCOLATOR AND CARB.OWNER UNAWARE OF FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26644
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N26644Registered now · Taylorcraft BCAirframe modelTaylorcraft BCEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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