- Date
- June 27, 1971
- Place
- Frankford, WV · FRANKFORD, WV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N43909Taylorcraft BC12C
- Status
- Completed · report March 16, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162328
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2814 71/6/27 FRANKFORD,W VA TAYLORCRAFT BC12C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1500 N43909 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 41, 4800 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 3 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENBRIAR VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRANKFORD,W VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- TKOF TOWARD UPSLOPING TRRN,HIT WOODED HILLSIDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N43909
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Greenbriar Valley
N43909Registered now · Taylorcraft BC12-DAirframe modelTaylorcraft BC12-DEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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