- Date
- July 4, 1983, 20:00 local (Jul 5, 1983, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Odessa, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1776BTaylorcraft BCS 12-65
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830704030549A
- Case key
- 20744
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with wires and the ground during recovery from an aerobatic maneuver. The plt had done what appeared to be a maneuver similiar to a hammerhead stall shortly after first takeoff. The acft appeared to be recovering as it 'bottomed out' at about 50 ft AGL according to a witness who then saw a flash when the acft collided with powerlines.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1776B
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BCS 12-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 10388
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gathright Custom Homes Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 9 knots, gusting 1
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 102 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Observed at
- MAF, 8 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.