- Date
- July 28, 1987, 19:10 local (Jul 29, 1987, 00:10 UTC)
- Place
- Morris, MN
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N99AWTaylorcraft BC12-D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870728040149A
- Case key
- 13650
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Analysis
The plt was ferrying the acft from Ohio to Alaska. While en route, he stopped & refueled at Morris, MN. After he took off, the plane crashed in an open field about 1/2 mi from the arpt. No known witnesses saw the acdnt, but a passerby found the acft on its nose about 20 min later. An investigation revealed the plane had impacted in a steep descent. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was evident, but the acft was estimated to be about 80 lbs over its max wt limit. The density alt was aprx 3000'.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99AW
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 8405
- Airframe hours
- 1,886
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12F, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Donald W. Wilder
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 27, 1987 · 76 hours before
- Departed
- MOX · Morris, MN
- Destination
- FAR · Fargo, ND
- Airport
- MOX · Morris Muni
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
- 39
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 354 total · 14 in this make and model · 298 as pilot in command · 33 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ALX, 39 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.