- Date
- August 17, 1971
- Place
- Jerome, AZ · JEROME, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N96321Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Status
- Completed · report July 27, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163050
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4276 71/8/17 JEROME,ARIZ TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 302 TIME - 1005 N96321 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PRESCOTT,ARIZ ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CONT FLT INTO MTN CANYON WITH RISING TRRN.ACFT IMPACTED AT BASE OF MTN IN STEEP NOSE DWN ATTITUDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N96321
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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