- Date
- June 5, 1991, 17:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Spring Creek, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N96743Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910605021789A
- Case key
- 8417
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, and his failure to attain adequate airspeed to avoid obstructions and terrain, which resulted in a stall/mush. Factors related to the accident were: the unfavorable wind, obstructions, and terrain condition.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot reported that this was his third flight of the day. Shortly after takeoff, he initiated a turn to avoid some power lines and a hill. He did not maintain airspeed, and the airplane stalled. The airplane mushed into a nearby hay field. The pilot reported that the winds were shifting at the time, and there may have been a tailwind at the time of the accident. He reported no mechanical problems with the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N96743
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 9043
- Engine
- Continental A-65-B, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ackley, Bruce H.
- Registered owner
- Ackley, Bruce H.
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 239 total · 200 in this make and model · 209 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.