19990509004699A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Tcraft BC12-D · Newton, IA · May 9, 1999

Date: May 9, 1999 · 10:00 local
Place: Newton, IA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N96876
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI99FA147
Reported as: Tcraft BC12D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N96876Registration cancelled May 13, 2015 · Taylorcraft BC12-DS/N 9176 · Built 1946 Airframe modelTaylorcraft BC12-D Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Witnesses state that the acft was flying in the vicinity of the family residence when it made a steep climb, nosed over, went into a spin, and crashed, the pilot/sole occupant suffered fatal injuries, the acft was destroyed, other circumstances are unknown.(-23) the pilot, Mr. Criswell, was manuevering his airplane, N96876, circling a house at approx. 500 AGL near the Newton airport. During these manuevers (wing wagging and abrubt pull ups) the airplane entered a stall, went into a spin, lost altitude and impacted the fround in a nearby field. The pilot was fatally injured and died at the scene within a half hour of the accident. He never regained consciousness. The airplane was destroyed. There were no injuries to anyone on the ground. There were no passengers on board the airplane during the accident. The airplane was not in compliance with the far's for an annual airworthiness inspectipon.

As the FAA filed it

WITNESSES STATE THAT THE ACFT WAS FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE FAMILY RESIDENCE WHEN IT MADE A STEEP CLIMB, NOSED OVER, WENT INTO A SPIN, AND CRASHED, THE PILOT/SOLE OCCUPANT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN.(-23) THE PILOT, MR. CRISWELL, WAS MANUEVERING HIS AIRPLANE, N96876, CIRCLING A HOUSE AT APPROX. 500 AGL NEAR THE NEWTON AIRPORT. DURING THESE MANUEVERS (WING WAGGING AND ABRUBT PULL UPS) THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A STALL, WENT INTO A SPIN, LOST ALTITUDE AND IMPACTED THE FROUND IN A NEARBY FIELD. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND DIED AT THE SCENE WITHIN A HALF HOUR OF THE ACCIDENT. HE NEVER REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO ANYONE ON THE GROUND. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD THE AIRPLANE DURING THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FAR'S FOR AN ANNUAL AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTIPON.

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 CHI99FA147Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportNewton, IAthe failure of the pilot to maintain flying speed resulting in a stall and spin into the ground.May 9, 1999 · Substantial damage