FTW71AF043

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BF1265 · Vinita, OK · January 24, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 24, 1971
Place
Vinita, OK · VINITA, OK
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N36303Taylorcraft BF1265
Status
Completed · report February 11, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159476

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0012  71/1/24    VINITA,OKLA         TAYLORCRAFT BF1265  CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 36,
        TIME - 1141                    N36303              PX-  0  0  0  HUNTING                   67 TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GROVE,OKLA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- SPOTTING WOLVES.

Aircraft

Registration
N36303
Reported as
Taylorcraft BF1265
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.