Accident Taylorcraft BL-65 N24487, Tuesday 6 September 1988

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Date:	Tuesday 6 September 1988
Time:	08:30 LT
Type:	Taylorcraft BL-65
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N24487
MSN:	1827
Year of manufacture:	1940
Total airframe hrs:	1611 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming O-145
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Calera, AL - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Alabaster, AL (21A)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER DURING DESCENT. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED INTO A CORNFIELD AFTER CLEARING A ROW OF TREES, AS THE PLT WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING. POST-CRASH EXAM OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT BOTH THE MAIN & AUX FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. THE PLT STATED THAT HE HAD DEPARTED WITH AN ESTIMATED 4 GALLONS OF FUEL ONBOARD WHICH WAS ENOUGH FOR 1 TO 1 1/2 HRS OF FLT. THE TOTAL DURATION OF THE FLT WAS 35 TO 55 MINUTES BASED ON TIMES REPORTED BY THE PLT.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation: