- Date
- August 19, 1973
- Place
- Palmer, AK · PALMER, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N34068Taylorcraft BCS12
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730819027709A
- Case key
- 188953
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2805 73/8/19 PALMER,ALAS TAYLORCRAFT BCS12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 94 TOTAL TIME - 1030 N34068 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 51 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PALMER,ALAS GLENN HWY,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 58 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- PILOT SAID ACFT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO LEFT RUDDER.NO MALF FOUND,REMOTE 1300FT STRIP,TREES ADJ.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N34068
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BCS12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Private Strip
N34068Registered now · Taylorcraft BCS12-65Airframe modelTaylorcraft BCS12-65Engine modelContinental A&C65 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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