19810919060189A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Tcraft BC12-D · Kerrville, TX · September 19, 1981

Date
September 19, 1981 · 15:20 local
Place
Kerrville, TX
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N43506
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FA144
Reported as
Tcraft BC12D
Reported engine
Continental O200A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pulled out of air show flat spin too low for recovery. Dived into the ground. Smoke from smoke device in cockpit.

As the FAA filed it

PULLED OUT OF AIR SHOW FLAT SPIN TOO LOW FOR RECOVERY. DIVED INTO THE GROUND. SMOKE FROM SMOKE DEVICE IN COCKPIT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.