# NTSB NYC66F0495: Taylorcraft BC-65, N22657, Tarentum, PA, February 12, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1966
- Place: Tarentum, PA · TARENTUM, PA
- Location: 40.6072° N, 79.7598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tarentum, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6072&lon=-79.7598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173743
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0495
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0495

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0170  66/2/12    TARENTUM PA         TAYLORCRAFT BC-65   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 1250
        TIME - 1400                    N22657              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REMICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- NO.2 PISTON FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22657](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22657), registered now, S/N 1304, built 1939 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC-65
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12D-85](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12d-85) (registry code 8850322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Remich

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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