- Date
- December 9, 1984, 16:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Conrad, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N96059Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841209068189A
- Case key
- 16607
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt stated takeoff was being made on a dirt trail, heading 270 degrees, with a 20 kt headwind. Just prior to rotation wind shifted to a direction from the south-southwest. Acft drifted off right side of trail, contacted a ditch and nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N96059
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 8359
- Airframe hours
- 2,108
- Engine
- Continental C-65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bill Gollehon
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 15, 1984 · 15 hours before
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
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 164 total · 34 in this make and model · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.