- Date
- June 29, 1986, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lake George, MN
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N13363Taylorcraft BC-12D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860629028179A
- Case key
- 13478
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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.
Analysis
The plt was attempting to takeoff from a field when the accident occurred. During takeoff, the acft failed to clear trees at the departure end of the field. The acft contacted the trees and descended to the terrain. The plt had diverted to this field during a x-country to attend a family function.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N13363
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC-12D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 8695
- Airframe hours
- 4,751
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Loyd E. Kahlstorf
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 3, 1985
- Destination
- Walker, MN
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
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 69 total · 51 in this make and model · 42 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 15,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BJI, 25 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.