UNK64X2758

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BL65 · Marion, IN · July 11, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 11, 1964
Place
Marion, IN · MARION, IN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N29621Taylorcraft BL65
Status
Completed · report October 13, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184715

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2021  64/7/11    MARION IND          TAYLORCRAFT BL65    CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 2000                    N29621              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N29621
Reported as
Taylorcraft BL65
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.