What happened
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(-23) On June 13, 2006 at 1155 local time, at Dart field in Mayville, NY N96486, a Taylorcraft BC-12D, serial number 8786, struck an electrical power line, then struck trees and crashed at the edge of the tree line in a field. The certified flight instructor was killed and the student received serious injuries. There was no fire. The CFI and student were practicing take off and landings to a full stop at Dart field and the accident occurred within 1/4 mile from the end of runway 13. The aircraft had completed 3 take off and landings and had taken off on runway 31 for the fourth time when the aircraft hit the top wire of a 40 foot power line, turned sharply left, broke the wire, continued to the top of trees and crashed in a near vertical angle to the ground. The weather was reported at dunkirk, NY ASOS at the time as VRB04KT 10SM SCT013 17/12 A3010 rmk A02.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 13, 2006 AT 1155 LOCAL TIME, AT DART FIELD IN MAYVILLE, NY N96486, A TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D, SERIAL NUMBER 8786, STRUCK AN ELECTRICAL POWER LINE, THEN STRUCK TREES AND CRASHED AT THE EDGE OF THE TREE LINE IN A FIELD. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS KILLED AND THE STUDENT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE CFI AND STUDENT WERE PRACTICING TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS TO A FULL STOP AT DART FIELD AND THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WITHIN 1/4 MILE FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 13. THE AIRCRAFT HAD COMPLETED 3 TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS AND HAD TAKEN OFF ON RUNWAY 31 FOR THE FOURTH TIME WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE TOP WIRE OF A 40 FOOT POWER LINE, TURNED SHARPLY LEFT, BROKE THE WIRE, CONTINUED TO THE TOP OF TREES AND CRASHED IN A NEAR VERTICAL ANGLE TO THE GROUND. THE WEATHER WAS REPORTED AT DUNKIRK, NY ASOS AT THE TIME AS VRB04KT 10SM SCT013 17/12 A3010 RMK A02.
NTSB investigation
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