19990522045649A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Taylorcraft BC12-D · Rose Bud · May 22, 1999

Date
May 22, 1999 · 10:55 local
Place
Rose Bud
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N95754
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW99FA143

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What happened

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

(-23)On may 22, 1999, at 1055 CDT, N95754, a Taylorcraft BC-12D, owned by privacy data omitted was substantially damaged after impacting trees during final approach to a private landing strip near Rose Bud, Arkansas. The private pilot sustained fatal injuries and her sole passenger sustained serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 flight. The local flight originated from the aformentioned private landing strip. According to witnesses, while on final approach, landing to the west, the aircraft "banked right then hard left" then nosed into the trees.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON MAY 22, 1999, AT 1055 CDT, N95754, A TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D, OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER IMPACTING TREES DURING FINAL APPROACH TO A PRIVATE LANDING STRIP NEAR ROSE BUD, ARKANSAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AND HER SOLE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE AFORMENTIONED PRIVATE LANDING STRIP. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, LANDING TO THE WEST, THE AIRCRAFT "BANKED RIGHT THEN HARD LEFT" THEN NOSED INTO THE TREES.

NTSB investigation

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