- Date
- April 22, 1973
- Place
- Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N39969Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Status
- Completed · report June 4, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730422009719A
- Case key
- 170611
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0859 73/4/22 ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 121 TIME - 1005 N39969 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MCGUIRE STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: OTHER COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- LOST CTL DURING PRACTICE TKOF RUN.PLT CHOSE TO CONT TKOF,HIT TREES TO L OF RWY CENTERLINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N39969
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mcguire Strip
N39969Registered now · Taylorcraft BC12-DAirframe modelTaylorcraft BC12-DEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.