- Date
- October 17, 1971
- Place
- Benton, AR · BENTON, AR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N29741Taylorcraft BC1265
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164100
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4323 71/10/17 BENTON,ARK TAYLORCRAFT BC1265 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 700 TIME - 1230 N29741 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION N LITTLE ROCK,ARK GLADEWATER,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - WINGS: SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DETERIORATED TERRAIN - OTHER FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- FABRIC TOP OF WINDSHIELD TO WING TRAILING EDGE SEPARATED.LNDD ON ROAD,HIT SIGNPOST AND DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29741
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC1265
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N29741Registration cancelled Jun 26, 2018 · Taylorcraft BC12-65Airframe modelTaylorcraft BC12-65Engine modelContinental A&C65 series
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