Taylorcraft BL-65 accident near Counselor, NM
On April 9, 2022, a Taylorcraft BL-65 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Counselor, NM. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- April 9, 2022
- Place
- Counselor, NM
- Aircraft
- Taylorcraft BL-65 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 36.132°N, 107.445°W
- NTSB ID
- 20220409104917
Official records · WPR22FA148
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On April 9, 2022, about 1200 mountain daylight time, a Taylorcraft BL-65, N24345, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Counselor, New Mexico. The airline transport pilot was fatally injured, and the flight instructor sustained serious injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The airline transport pilot had just purchased the airplane. His spouse reported that, two days before the accident, the pilot and a flight instructor recommended by the previous owner completed an instructional flight in the airplane. They added that the previous owner recommended that the flight instructor to ferry the airplane with the new owner and further referred the new owner to an insurance broker to write a policy. The policy writer reported that she wrote the policy to include both the new owner and the instructor. The policy stated that both the new owner and the flight instructor had to meet specific requirements for whomever was flying the airplane. The policy writer was not aware that the new owner did not have a current medical when she wrote the insurance policy. The new owner cannot be pilot in command (PIC) according to the policy. The family member further reported that a verbal agreement for the flight instructor to ferry the airplane back to Texas and provide instruction for $250 per day, plus expenses and an airline ticket back to Wyoming. They further reported that that the new owner stated to the family member that the flight instructor was aware of his role in transporting the aircraft ba
Probable cause
A loss of control while maneuvering at a high-density altitude in gusty wind conditions.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
