- Date
- May 21, 1978
- Place
- Aurora, IL · AURORA, IL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N44349Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Status
- Completed · report August 23, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780521017049A
- Case key
- 141861
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1292 78/5/21 AURORA, IL TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 22, TIME - 1305 N44349 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 50 TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WHEATLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AURORA, IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL GRADE-IMPROPER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PILOTS STUDENT CERTIFICATE AND MEDICAL LICENSE HAD EXPIRED.AUTOMOBILE FUEL IN TANKS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N44349
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wheatland
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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.