Taylorcraft BC 65 N29611
13 May 2014 · Summerville, Georgia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 13 May 2014 at about 23:00 local time, a Taylorcraft BC 65 registered N29611 was involved in an accident near Summerville, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Summerville, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wyatt Field (GA23)
- Coordinates
- 34.4694, -85.3407
- Aircraft
- Taylorcraft BC 65
- Registration
- N29611
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1940
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Summerville → Summerville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA14CA239
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of an inadequate altitude during low level maneuvering, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During a local flight to take pictures of the passenger's house, while making a pass by the house the airplane entered a left turn. The passenger stated that he heard the pilot say "oh no," moments later the airplane impacted the tops of the trees. A witness on the ground stated she heard the airplane fly over and went outside to see it. At that time she heard the top of the trees "pop" and saw the aircraft hit the ground. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. A subsequent examination by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector did not reveal any evidence of any preimpact failure of malfunction of the airplane, flight control system, or engine. Review of photographic evidence also revealed both wings evenly bent aft indicating the aircraft struck the trees in a level attitude in forward flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Taylorcraft BC-65 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov 2013 | Taylorcraft BC 65 | Fallston, Maryland, United States | Walker J C | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 2010 | Taylorcraft BC-65 | Madras, Oregon, United States | Berg Air | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 2021 | Taylorcraft BC-65 | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Dunn Ward A | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Taylorcraft BC-65 | Sibley, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1999 | Taylorcraft BC-65 | Corinna, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1995 | Taylorcraft BC-65 | Plato Center, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 2014 | Jannakos Gregory P ZODIAC 601 HDS | Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2014 | Piper PA-46-310P | Clayton, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 27 Jul 2014 | Cessna 182B | Clayton, Georgia, United States | Allen C Kevin | No injuries | - |
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