- Date
- December 9, 1984, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Albion, IN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5219MTaylorcraft BC12-D
- Weather
- Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841209065409A
- Case key
- 12814
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Carburetor icing conditions existed on the day of the accident. The plt stated that after takeoff, he stayed in the traffic pattern to ensure he would not experience carburetor icing problems. He then departed the traffic pattern & overflew a wooded area looking for a wounded deer. He reduced power & applied carburetor heat while slowing the acft & descending. The plt reported that while the eng was operating at 1000 RPM, it lost power with symptoms of carburetor ice. He slowed the acft to a stall before colliding with trees & the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5219M
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 10519
- Airframe hours
- 1,746
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Peppenger Richard D.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 25, 1983 · 26 hours before
- Departed
- 531N · Churubusco, IN
- Airport
- Green Center
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 462 total · 410 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Day
- Wind
- 180° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FWA, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.