# NTSB SEA70D0040: Taylorcraft BC-65, N21223, Colville, WA, August 17, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1969
- Place: Colville, WA · COLVILLE, WA
- Location: 48.5454° N, 117.8985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colville, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5454&lon=-117.8985&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170139
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70D0040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70D0040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2361  69/8/17    COLVILLE,WASH       TAYLORCRAFT BC-65   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 180
        TIME - 1200                    N21223              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21223](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21223), registered now, S/N 1013, built 1938 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC-65
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc-65) (registry code 8850306) (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: Colville

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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