- Date
- September 28, 1972
- Place
- Auke Bay, AK · AUKE BAY, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N39197Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Status
- Completed · report March 5, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168499
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2690 72/9/28 AUKE BAY,ALAS TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1430 N39197 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 51, 7500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2500 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANTLER RIVER,ALAS AUKE BAY,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- ACFT WINDOWS FOGGED UP UNABLE TO MAINTAIN VISUAL REFERENCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N39197
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N39197Registration cancelled Jun 14, 2012 · Taylorcraft BC12D-4-85Airframe modelTaylorcraft BC12D-4-85Engine modelContinental C85 series
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