- Date
- June 8, 1987, 19:00 local (Jun 9, 1987, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Hope, AR
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N27424Taylorcraft BL-65
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870608019219A
- Case key
- 34293
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The PIC had last student certificate and medical in 1978. On this flight with passenger, takeoff was made from rough hay meadow, 1372 feet long. When airplane could not climb over powerline at end of meadow, pilot decided to fly under powerline. Right wing struck power pole. Airplane then collided with terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N27424
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BL-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2066
- Airframe hours
- 3,007
- Engine
- Lycoming O-145B, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Glenn W. Calhoun
- Registered owner
- W.E. Dykes
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 18, 1986
- Airport
- runway 9, 1,372 × ft, grass/turf
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
- 44
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 126 total · 2 in this make and model · 2 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TXK, 22 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 N27424 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.