- Date
- November 1, 1975
- Place
- Wilkesboro, NC · WILKESBORO, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N44158Taylorcraft BCL2-D
- Status
- Completed · report December 11, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751101034999A
- Case key
- 151060
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3278 75/11/1 WILKESBORO,NC TAYLORCRAFT BCL2-D CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1300 N44158 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 41, 4288 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILKESBORO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STATESVILLE,NC WILKESBORO,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNDER TORQUED REMARKS- ACFT NOT EQPD WITH BRAKES ON R SIDE.TAILWHEEL STEERING SPRING ON L SIDE LOOSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N44158
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BCL2-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wilkesboro
N44158Registered now · Taylorcraft BC12-DAirframe modelTaylorcraft BC12-DEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.