- Date
- November 7, 1983, 15:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Gatzke, MN
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N95180Taylorcraft BC-12D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831107057229A
- Case key
- 12494
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Judgment - poorCause
Proper altitude - not maintainedCause
Analysis
The acft collided with the ground when the pilot attempted a low level turn.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N95180
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC-12D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 9580
- Airframe hours
- 1,549
- Engine
- Continental A-65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jack D. Davidson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 2, 1983 · 23 hours before
- Departed
- Roseau, MN
N95180Registration cancelled Jul 30, 2022 · Taylorcraft BC12-DAirframe modelTaylorcraft BC12-DEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 230 total · 158 in this make and model · 204 as pilot in command · 26 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 5 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.