CHI70AC080

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BC-12D · Mauston, WI · May 16, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 16, 1970
Place
Mauston, WI · MAUSTON, WI
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N96260Taylorcraft BC-12D
Status
Completed · report August 20, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
126018

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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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3-0744  70/5/16    MAUSTON,WIS         TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D  CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 397
        TIME - 1745                    N96260              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UNION ARPT                  FISHER ARPT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N96260
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC-12D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Mauston-New Lisbn

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.