UNK65X0426

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BC1265 · Slate Run, PA · October 25, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 25, 1964
Place
Slate Run, PA · SLATE RUN, PA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N23888Taylorcraft BC1265
Status
Completed · report November 30, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180916

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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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3-3326  64/10/25   SLATE RUN PA        TAYLORCRAFT BC1265  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 755
        TIME - 1330                    N23888              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLACK FOREST
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N23888
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC1265
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Black Forest

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.