- Date
- October 20, 1965
- Place
- Compton, CA · COMPTON, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N44185Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175791
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2990 65/10/20 COMPTON CALIF TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 63, 42 TOTAL TIME - 1220 N44185 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COMPTON TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N44185
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Compton
N44185Registered now · Taylorcraft BC12-D1Airframe modelTaylorcraft BC12-D1Engine modelContinental A&C65 series
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