- Date
- October 29, 1969
- Place
- Gulliver, MI · GULLIVER, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N96116Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Status
- Completed · report May 21, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 153515
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4290 69/10/29 GULLIVER,MICH TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 23, 39 TOTAL TIME - 1800 N96116 PX- 0 0 1 TRAINING HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HARRISON,MICH IRON MT,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- RED SAND FOUND IN FUEL LINE AND CARB.SOURCE OF SAND UNKN.HIT WIRES ATTEMPTING TO LND ON ROAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N96116
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N96116Registration cancelled Dec 18, 2020 · Taylorcraft BC12-DAirframe modelTaylorcraft BC12-DEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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