- Date
- February 13, 1972
- Place
- Pecos, TX · PECOS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N96911Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Status
- Completed · report February 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165479
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2031 72/2/13 PECOS,TEX TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D CR- 0 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 28, 24 TOTAL TIME - 2005 N96911 PX- 0 0 1 TRAINING HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PECOS,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- LIGHTED OIL DRILLING RIG.HIT GERONIMO LINE APRX 30-40FT AGL.NO PRIOR NITE TIME.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N96911
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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