# NTSB UNK64X2665: Taylorcraft BL65, N28387, Patterson, NJ, July 5, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1964
- Place: Patterson, NJ · PATTERSON, NJ
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182945
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2665
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2665

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1951   64/7/5    PATTERSON NJ        TAYLORCRAFT BL65    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 56 TOTAL
        TIME - 1128                    N28387              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 38 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOTOWA WAYNE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: PUMP-PRESSURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OIL PUMP DRIVE SHAFT FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N28387 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BL65
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Totowa Wayne

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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