CHI69A0039

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BC12-D · Ogilvie, MN · October 10, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 10, 1968
Place
Ogilvie, MN · OGILVIE, MN
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N96557Taylorcraft BC12-D
Status
Completed · report January 30, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107623

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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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3-4215  68/10/10   OGILVIE,MINN        TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 540
        TIME - 0910                    N96557              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- STALLED-SPUN WHILE CIRCLING HOUSE AND WAVING TO A PERSON ON THE GRND.PLT NOT CHECKED-OUT IN TYPE.

Aircraft

Registration
N96557
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC12-D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.