- Date
- March 18, 1983, 07:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- San Manuel, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N43958Taylorcraft BC12D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 23641
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Aircraft performance,climb capability - exceededCause
In-flight planning/decision - inadequateCause
Performance data - disregardedCause
Stall - inadvertentCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
According to the pilot, she was flying above a canyon and noticed a loss of altitude. The best rate of climb airspeed, 60 mph, failed to produce any climb, so the pilot began to circle to gain altitude. 'Before completion of the first circle the plane lost substantial altitude and began to dive. Being low at that point, I felt I had no alternative but steer between two trees.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N43958
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7617
- Airframe hours
- 4,250
- Engine
- Continental A65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Cynthia Kay Turner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 21, 1982 · 17 hours before
- Departed
- San Manuel, AZ
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 234 total · 76 in this make and model · 163 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TUS, 17 nm away