CHI72DCA04

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BF-60 · Cahokia, IL · May 12, 1972

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
May 12, 1972
Place
Cahokia, IL · CAHOKIA, IL
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N23622Taylorcraft BF-60
Status
Completed · report February 15, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166016

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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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3-1976  72/5/12    CAHOKIA,ILL         TAYLORCRAFT BF-60   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1330                    N23622              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 18, 374 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            18 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BI-STATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAHOKIA,ILL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
        REMARKS- ACFT NOT PROPERLY SECURED,THROTTLE SETTING TOO HIGH FOR HAND PROPPING.

Aircraft

Registration
N23622
Reported as
Taylorcraft BF-60
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bi-State

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.