- Date
- August 13, 1985, 14:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Ottumwa, IA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N27492Taylorcraft BL-65
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850813038469A
- Case key
- 34009
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with object
Object - wire,static
Buzzing - performedCause
Judgment - poorCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - water,rough
Analysis
N27492 collided with utility wires which cross the des moines river and crashed into the river.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N27492
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BL-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2134
- Airframe hours
- 3,200
- Engine
- Lycoming O-145-B2, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John J. Krekovich
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 11, 1985
- Departed
- 5C2 · Blakesburg, IA
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 400 total · 400 in this make and model · 300 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OTM, 5 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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 MKC73FCG42Accident · No injuriesClosedLeavenworth, KS