# NTSB IAD71FIG17: Taylorcraft BC-65, N26644, Fort Ashby, WV, October 17, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1970
- Place: Fort Ashby, WV · FORT ASHBY, WV
- Location: 39.4915° N, 78.7715° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Ashby, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4915&lon=-78.7715&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158451
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71FIG17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71FIG17-158451

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26644), registered now, S/N 1986, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC-65
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc) (registry code 8850302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N26644 (1)

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.

- [NTSB IAD04LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04LA020), May 8, 2004: Taylorcraft BC (N26644), Cumberland, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall into transmission lines.

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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