# NTSB NYC81FA071: Taylorcraft BC-85, N27486, Durham, NH, July 2, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1981
- Place: Durham, NH · DURHAM, NH
- Location: 43.1428° N, 70.9250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Durham, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1428&lon=-70.9250&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123619
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FA071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA071

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3482   81/7/2    DURHAM,NH           TAYLORCRAFT BC-85   CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 600
        TIME - 2057                    N27486              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PEASE AFB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATERVILLE,ME               HAVERHILL,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       64
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- NO WAIVER ON FAA MEDICAL FOR LITHIUM COMPOUND FOUND IN BLOOD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N27486](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27486-1982-08-11), registration cancelled 1982-08-11, S/N 2128, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC-85
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc-65) (registry code 8850306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Pease Afb

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810702038169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810702038169A), Jul 2, 1981: Tcraft BC12D85, Durham, NH, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed during radar vectors on second approach to pease afb in IMC.

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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