- Date
- July 2, 1972
- Place
- Lovington, NM · LOVINGTON, NM
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5016MTaylorcraft BC12-D
- Status
- Completed · report February 22, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167385
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2321 72/7/2 LOVINGTON,N MEX TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 440 TIME - 1720 N5016M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 63 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LEA CNTY-LOVINGTN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOVINGTON,N MEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE REMARKS- SLOW ROLL OVR RWY,OUTSIDE AUZD AREA.ACFT MDFD,EXPERIMENTAL CERT,LYC 0-290 ENG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5016M
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lea Cnty-Lovingtn
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