CHI66A0001

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BC-12D · Mineral Point, WI · July 3, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 3, 1965
Place
Mineral Point, WI · MINERAL POINT, WI
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N96648Taylorcraft BC-12D
Status
Completed · report November 2, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177243

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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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2-0564   65/7/3    MINERAL POINT WIS   TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D  CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 555
        TIME - 1705                    N96648              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 353 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MINERAL POINT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK
        REMARKS- POST MORTEM SHOWED SERIOUS HEART CONDITION OF PILOT PILOT ALSO SAID HE COULD NOT PASS NEXT PHYSICA

Aircraft

Registration
N96648
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC-12D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Mineral Point

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.