- Date
- September 1, 1977
- Place
- Red Devil Lake, AK · RED DEVIL LAKE, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N39133Taylorcraft BC-12D
- Status
- Completed · report January 31, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770901031249A
- Case key
- 201258
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3889 77/9/1 RED DEVIL LAKE,AK TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 332 TIME - 1955 N39133 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 166 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RED DEVIL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANIAK,AK RED DEVIL LAKE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED REMARKS- PIC SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED CARGO UNSECURED,FLAT SPIN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N39133
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC-12D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Red Devil
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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.