- Date
- May 23, 1973
- Place
- Leavenworth, KS · LEAVENWORTH, KS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N27492Taylorcraft BL-65N8770DPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report July 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19730523015421A19730523015422A
- Case key
- 190185
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1587 73/5/23 LEAVENWORTH,KANS PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 620 TIME - 1915 N8770D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 538 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OHLHAUSEN PRIVATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEAVENWORTH,KANS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT REMARKS- LND OPPOSITE N27492.UNCONTROLLED ARPT.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1587 73/5/23 LEAVENWORTH,KANS TAYLORCRAFT BL-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 24, 13 TOTAL TIME - 1915 N27492 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OHLHAUSEN PRIVATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEAVENWORTH,KANS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT REMARKS- TWO AIRCRAFT LANDED OPPOSITE DIRECTION-COLLIDED ON STRIP.PREVIOUS LDGS TO S.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N27492
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BL-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ohlhausen Private
N27492Registered now · Taylorcraft BL-65Airframe modelTaylorcraft BL-65Engine modelLycoming 0-145B series
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.
- Registration
- N8770D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ohlhausen Private
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N27492 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CEN12LA012Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEaston, MODebris in the fuel system, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Also causal was the pilot not maintaining sufficient airspeed, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB MKC85LA187Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOttumwa, IAN27492 collided with utility wires which cross the des moines river and crashed into the river.