# NTSB IAD75FID15: Taylorcraft BC1265, N71T, Gloucester, VA, March 9, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1975
- Place: Gloucester, VA · GLOUCESTER, VA
- Location: 37.4138° N, 76.5255° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gloucester, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4138&lon=-76.5255&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147867
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FID15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FID15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0461   75/3/9  NR.GLOUCESTER,VA      TAYLORCRAFT BC1265  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 51 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N71T                PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 38 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLOUCESTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         GLOUCESTER,VA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          320                                                       13
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ENCTRD DWNDRAFT,APLD PWR,ENG DID NOT RESPOND.GUSTS TO 23K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71T-1976-05-26), registration cancelled 1976-05-26, S/N 2168 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC1265
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-65) (registry code 8850310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gloucester

## 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 19750309003639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750309003639A), Mar 9, 1975: Tcraft BC1265, Gloucester, VA, Substantial damage. Enctrd dwndraft,apld pwr,eng did not respond. Gusts to 23K.

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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