- Date
- June 19, 1982, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- La Porte, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N96054Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 19, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820619024219A
- Case key
- 71298
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot had flown to the airport to participate in activities of a contest that included spot landings and balloon busting. He stated that on his third pass of a balloon busting contest, he turned too tight, too slow, and the aircraft stalled. The pilot stated he recovered from the stall, but did not have enough clearance to avoid a hangar. The plane was climbing with full power when it struck the hangar roof. The hangar roof and two nearby parked automobiles were damaged during the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N96054
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4372668
- Airframe hours
- 819
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8F, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Arthur W. Babaganian
- Registered owner
- Arthur W. Babaganian
- Departed
- 3LP · La Porte, IN
- Destination
- 3LP · La Porte, IN
- Airport
- 3LP · La Porte Municipal, runway 22, 3,300 × 100 ft, asphalt
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 426 total · 426 in this make and model · 326 as pilot in command · 28 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 0° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 149 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.