- Date
- October 17, 1981
- Place
- Pascagoula, MS · PASCAGOULA, MS
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N29809Taylorcraft BL-65
- Status
- Completed · report November 10, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811017068039A
- Case key
- 123782
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2087 81/10/17 PASCAGOULA,MS TAYLORCRAFT BL-65 CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1425 N29809 PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING AGE 39, 6000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 225 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JACKSON COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PASCAGOULA,MS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS 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 87 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 180 8 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- TIGHTENED TURN DRG AIRSHOW TO PREVENT WND FM BLOWING ACFT ACROSS SPECTATOR DEAD LN.WND GSTG 18KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29809
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BL-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Jackson County
N29809Registered now · Taylorcraft BL-65Airframe modelTaylorcraft BL-65Engine modelLycoming 0-145B series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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