- Date
- September 14, 1968
- Place
- Chapin, MI · CHAPIN, MI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N43000Taylorcraft BF12D
- Status
- Completed · report October 8, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108144
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2612 68/9/14 CHAPIN,MICH TAYLORCRAFT BF12D CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 24, 22 TOTAL TIME - 1000 N43000 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- CIRCLING HIS FIANCEES HOUSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N43000
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BF12D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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