- Date
- August 22, 1969
- Place
- Yakutat, AK · YAKUTAT, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N96204Taylorcraft BL-12
- Status
- Completed · report April 13, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163271
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3606 69/8/22 YAKUTAT,ALAS TAYLORCRAFT BL-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1730 N96204 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 41, 1500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 254 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - YAKUTAT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SITKA,ALAS YAKUTAT,ALAS LITUYA BAY,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH MISCELLANEOUS LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 55 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR REMARKS- LANDED ON WATER IN NARROW DRAINAGE DITCH THAT PARALLELS RNWY.L WING HIT TREE ON BANK OF DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N96204
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BL-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Yakutat
N96204Registration cancelled Dec 21, 2024 · Taylorcraft BC12D-4-85Airframe modelTaylorcraft BC12D-4-85Engine modelContinental C85 series
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