- Date
- August 30, 1966
- Place
- Rochester, IL · ROCHESTER, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5481MTaylorcraft BC12D1
- Status
- Completed · report March 17, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121466
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0779 66/8/30 ROCHESTER ILL TAYLORCRAFT BC12D1 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 52, 81 TOTAL TIME - 1540 N5481M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 68 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TAFT 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 - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT REMARKS- PILOTS BLOOD ALCOHOL VALUE 1.31 MG/ML IS SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE LOSS OF CRITICAL JUDGEMENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5481M
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12D1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Taft
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