ANC67A0027

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BC12 · Naknek, AK · September 17, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 17, 1966
Place
Naknek, AK · NAKNEK, AK
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N95624Taylorcraft BC12
Status
Completed · report April 11, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121482

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0793  66/9/17  NR.NAKNEK ALAS        TAYLORCRAFT BC12    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1540                    N95624              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PILOT BLOOD ALCOHOL 154 MG PERCENT SUFFICIENT CAUSE LOSS CRITICAL JUDGMENT.PX 110 MG PERCENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N95624
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC12
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.