# NTSB CHI87LA160: Taylorcraft BC-12D, N33967, Dyckesville, WI, July 1, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 30, 1987, 20:30 local (Jul 1, 1987, 01:30 UTC)
- Place: Dyckesville, WI
- Coordinates: 44.539951, -87.699371 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5400&lon=-87.6994&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 13787
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI87LA160
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/13787/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA160

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering - turn to reverse direction
  - low pass - performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
  - terrain condition - water,glassy

## Analysis

AIRCRAFT STALLED AS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB AND TURN BACK TO FLY ALONG GREEN BAY SHORELINE. THE PILOT WAS FLYING APPROX. 100 TO 150 FEET ABOVE THE WATER IN ORDER FOR THE PASSENGER TO PHOTOGRAPH THE SHORELINE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N33967](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33967-1993-05-11), registration cancelled 1993-05-11, S/N 2819 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BF12-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bf12-65) (registry code 8850340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 2819
- Airframe hours: 2524
- Engines: CONTINENTAL A-65-8F 65 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Robert J. Nowak
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, January 22, 1987, 24 hours before
- Departed: HOWARD, WI

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, unknown; seat: left; flight hours: 467 total, 43 in this make and model, 418 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 110° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: GRB, 18 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19870630076629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870630076629A), Jun 30, 1987: Tcraft BF1265, Dyckesville, WI, Destroyed. Attempted a chandelle type turn at low altitude. Entered into a spin. Crashed into the lake.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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