Taylorcraft BL-65 N27668
7 March 1970 · Springfield, Missouri, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 7 March 1970 at about 15:30 local time, a Taylorcraft BL-65 registered N27668 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Springfield, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Springfield, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Downtown
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Taylorcraft BL-65
- Registration
- N27668
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1101
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
R RUDDER PEDAL FLANGE BENT OVER, ALLOWED PLTS R FOOT TO SLIP ONTO CP L PEDAL. NO RECENCY IN TYPE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Taylorcraft BL-65 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 1970 | Taylorcraft BL-65 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | Centurion Avia | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 May 1970 | Taylorcraft BL-65 | Honesdale, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1969 | Taylorcraft BL-65 | Waynesville, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1971 | Taylorcraft BL-65 | Ackley, Iowa, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1972 | Taylorcraft BL-65 | Rice Lake, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 May 1968 | Taylorcraft BL-65 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |