- Date
- January 11, 1986, 12:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Buckeye, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N95009Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860111000679A
- Case key
- 25049
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While on a personal flight to a privately owned airstrip, the acft collided with wires located at the west end of the airstrip while on final approach to runway 08. The pilot initially reported that he had misjudged the aircraft height and collided with the wires. In the pilot/operator aircraft accident report form the pilot reported that the sun prevented him from seeing the wires. The location and bearing to the sun at the time of the accident was 35 deg above the horizon and a magnetic bearing of about 169 deg. The wires were unmarked and removed by the Arizona public service company subsequent to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N95009
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 9409
- Airframe hours
- 1,722
- Engine
- Continental A65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Nelson H. Dyess, M.D.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 1985
- Departed
- PHX · Phoenix, AZ
- Destination
- Buckeye, AZ
- Airport
- Tuckey Airstrip, runway 8, dirt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 319 total · 36 in this make and model · 169 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.