- Date
- January 23, 1970
- Place
- Turkey, TX · TURKEY, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N95013Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Status
- Completed · report July 8, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 201579
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0416 70/1/23 TURKEY,TEX TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 68, 416 TIME - 1330 N95013 PX- 0 0 1 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 264 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TURKEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WELLINGTON,TEX SHALLOWATER,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- TANK OVERFLOWED DURING TRANSFER.PLT BELIEVED IT WAS FUEL LEAK.CUT ENG.HIT TREE AVOIDING WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N95013
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Turkey
N95013Registered now · Taylorcraft BC12-DAirframe modelTaylorcraft BC12-DEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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