# NTSB UNK64X1224: Taylorcraft BL65, N22268, Mullen, NE, April 8, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1964
- Place: Mullen, NE · MULLEN, NE
- Location: 42.0430° N, 101.0446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mullen, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0430&lon=-101.0446&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184661
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1224
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1224

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0858   64/4/8    MULLEN NEBR         TAYLORCRAFT BL65    CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 95 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N22268              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 84 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MULLEN MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22268](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22268-2019-09-16), registration cancelled 2019-09-16, S/N 1217, built 1939 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BL65
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BF](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bf) (registry code 8850326) (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: Mullen Municipal

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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