- Date
- May 10, 1973
- Place
- Allegan, MI · ALLEGAN, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N96723Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730510011269A
- Case key
- 190368
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1404 73/5/10 ALLEGAN,MICH TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 22, 29 TOTAL TIME - 1445 N96723 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PADGHAM FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CAWTON,MICH ALLEGAN,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 44000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 230 5 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 22K.TKOF LDG PRACTICE,RAN OFF RWY INTO SOFT MUDDY AREA.RECD WINDS PRIOR TO LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N96723
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Padgham Field
N96723Registration cancelled May 2, 2020 · Taylorcraft BC12-DAirframe modelTaylorcraft BC12-DEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.