NYC66F0044

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BL-65 · Harrison, ME · June 17, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 17, 1965
Place
Harrison, ME · HARRISON, ME
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N27672Taylorcraft BL-65
Status
Completed · report August 12, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177455

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1509  65/6/17    HARRISON ME         TAYLORCRAFT BL-65   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 54, 100
        TIME - 1030                    N27672              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAPLE RIDGE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PILOT HAND PROPPED ENGINE WITH AIRCRAFT UNOCCUPIED.PARKED AIRCRAFT,CESSNA 150 N1969Z

Aircraft

Registration
N27672
Reported as
Taylorcraft BL-65
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Maple Ridge

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.