# NTSB NYC66F0044: Taylorcraft BL-65, N27672, Harrison, ME, June 17, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1965
- Place: Harrison, ME · HARRISON, ME
- Location: 44.1103° N, 70.6792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harrison, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1103&lon=-70.6792&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177455
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1509  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27672-2013-07-30), registration cancelled 2013-07-30, S/N 2314, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BL-65
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BL-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bl-65) (registry code 8850350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-145B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (registry code 41502, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Maple Ridge

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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