- Date
- July 16, 1973
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N43383Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Status
- Completed · report September 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730716026479A
- Case key
- 189660
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1846 73/7/16 NR.FAIRBANKS,ALAS TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 27, 75 TOTAL TIME - 1850 N43383 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 74 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,ALAS FAIRBANKS,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- STALLED FROM STEEP CLIMBING TURN. ACFT ABOUT 88 LBS OVER MAX GROSS WT EXCLUDING FUEL WT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N43383
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N43383Registration cancelled Oct 9, 2014 · Taylorcraft BC12-DAirframe modelTaylorcraft BC12-DEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.