CAN71AP903

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft L2 · Williams Lake, Canada · August 22, 1970

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 22, 1970
Place
Williams Lake, Canada · WILLIAMS LAKE, Canada
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N48448Taylorcraft L2
Status
Completed · report April 25, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108318

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0077  70/8/22    WILLIAMS LAKE,CAN   TAYLORCRAFT L2      CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 438
        TIME - 1319                    N48448              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 296 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLIAMS LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILLIAMS LAKE,CAN          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- INVSTGTD AND RPRTD BY THE GOVT OF CANADA.

Aircraft

Registration
N48448
Reported as
Taylorcraft L2
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Williams Lake

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.