- Date
- October 18, 1982, 14:40 local (21:40 UTC)
- Place
- Ukiah, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N29719Taylorcraft BC12-65
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 18, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821018053289A
- Case key
- 72893
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot began taking off in calm wind conditions. He reported that when he almost reached the airspeed for takeoff, the aircraft veered to the right. Subsequently, the aircraft hit a brush pile and a fence and was damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29719
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2566
- Airframe hours
- 2,344
- Engine
- Continental 65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Bill L. Denves
- Registered owner
- Bill L. Denves
- Departed
- UKI · Ukiah, CA
- Destination
- UKI · Ukiah, CA
- Airport
- UKI · Ukiah, runway 33, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 96 total · 87 in this make and model · 43 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Temperature
- 172 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N29719 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.