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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Tcraft BC12-D · Bellaire, MI · September 8, 1996

Date: September 8, 1996 · 18:04 local
Place: Bellaire, MI
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N43687
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI96FA332
Reported as: Tcraft BC12D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,800 total

N43687Registration cancelled Aug 15, 2002 · Taylorcraft BC12-DS/N 7346 Airframe modelTaylorcraft BC12-D

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What happened

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

Stalls spins low altitude. Passenger was non pilot owner. Demo for newly purchased craft for owner. (-23) pilot was apparently doing stalls at low altitude. Passenger was the owner of the airplane. He does not have a pilot certificate. Pilot received fatal injuries. Passenger received serious injuries. Limited pilot information available at this time.

As the FAA filed it

STALLS SPINS LOW ALTITUDE. PASSENGER WAS NON PILOT OWNER. DEMO FOR NEWLY PURCHASED CRAFT FOR OWNER. (-23) PILOT WAS APPARENTLY DOING STALLS AT LOW ALTITUDE. PASSENGER WAS THE OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE. HE DOES NOT HAVE A PILOT CERTIFICATE. PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. LIMITED PILOT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI96FA332Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBellaire, MIthe pilot's improper remedial action, while recovering from an intentional stall, which resulted in an inadvertent spin and collision with the terrain. The lack of altitude for recovery was a related factor.Sep 8, 1996 · Substantial damage