# NTSB NYC69D0074: Taylorcraft BCS-65, N36014, Agawam, MA, July 13, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1968
- Place: Agawam, MA · AGAWAM, MA
- Location: 42.0695° N, 72.6148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Agawam, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0695&lon=-72.6148&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109430
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69D0074
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0074

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2291  68/7/13    AGAWAM,MASS         TAYLORCRAFT BCS-65  CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 4050
        TIME - 1340                    N36014              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AGAWAM SPB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N36014](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36014-2014-10-02), registration cancelled 2014-10-02, S/N 2979, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BCS-65
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BLS-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bls-65) (registry code 8850354) (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: Agawam Spb

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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