- Date
- June 26, 1983, 08:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Vernon, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N43344Taylorcraft BC12D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830626028009A
- Case key
- 16107
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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.
On ground/water collision with object
Clearance - not maintainedCause
Analysis
The acft collided with a mailbox during takeoff from a gravel road.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N43344
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7003
- Airframe hours
- 2,250
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mr. Curt M. Stults
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1982
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 217 total · 217 in this make and model · 142 as pilot in command · 90 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft overcast
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.