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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Tcraft BC12-D · Thomasville, GA · August 10, 1998

Date: August 10, 1998
Place: Thomasville, GA
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N96175
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL98LA110
Reported as: Tcraft BC12D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N96175Registered now · Taylorcraft BC12-DS/N 8475 Airframe modelTaylorcraft BC12-D Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

On August 11, 1998, this inspector was notified by Mr. Frank murphy, of Thomasville, Georgia that an airplane had crash landed approximately 3 miles east of his agricultural operations air strip. The pilot of the downed airplane had gotten a ride to Mr. Murphy's strip and requested assistance in getting the pilot's personal effects out of the field. Mr. Murphy assisted the pilot, Mr. Jan ballard spangler in removing the personal effects from the accident site to Mr. Murphy's strip. Mr. Spangler then left to contact an acquantance to pick him up. This occurred on Monday, August 10, 1998, at approximately 1630 local time. Mr. Murphy stated that he was amazed at the volume of baggage that came out of the airplane, a Taylorcraft BC-12D, registration number N96175. The total volume filled the bed of his pick-up truck. (Narrative continued, but was omitted from entry pending receipt of final NTSB narrative).

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 11, 1998, THIS INSPECTOR WAS NOTIFIED BY MR. FRANK MURPHY, OF THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA THAT AN AIRPLANE HAD CRASH LANDED APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES EAST OF HIS AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS AIR STRIP. THE PILOT OF THE DOWNED AIRPLANE HAD GOTTEN A RIDE TO MR. MURPHY'S STRIP AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE IN GETTING THE PILOT'S PERSONAL EFFECTS OUT OF THE FIELD. MR. MURPHY ASSISTED THE PILOT, MR. JAN BALLARD SPANGLER IN REMOVING THE PERSONAL EFFECTS FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE TO MR. MURPHY'S STRIP. MR. SPANGLER THEN LEFT TO CONTACT AN ACQUANTANCE TO PICK HIM UP. THIS OCCURRED ON MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 LOCAL TIME. MR. MURPHY STATED THAT HE WAS AMAZED AT THE VOLUME OF BAGGAGE THAT CAME OUT OF THE AIRPLANE, A TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D, REGISTRATION NUMBER N96175. THE TOTAL VOLUME FILLED THE BED OF HIS PICK-UP TRUCK. (NARRATIVE CONTINUED, BUT WAS OMITTED FROM ENTRY PENDING RECEIPT OF FINAL NTSB NARRATIVE).

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 ATL98LA110Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportThomasville, GAThe pilot's poor in-flight decision to attempt a forced landing in a field 2 miles from an airport, leading to an on-ground collision with rough terrain. A factor was the pilot's physiological need.Aug 10, 1998 · Substantial damage