- Date
- August 31, 1986, 13:33 local (20:33 UTC)
- Place
- Lompoc, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N434CWTaylorcraft BC-12D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860831043449A
- Case key
- 25247
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Analysis
According to the plt's son the plt routinely overflew his home and rocked the wings. The plt indicated that he was flying at 1100 ft MSL (aprx 650 ft AGL) over his son's ranch and decided to demonstrate slow flt. He slowed the acft to 70 mph and made one circle. The plt then decided to make a second circle. He stated, 'forgetting that I was already at a slow speed - upon entry into a steep left turn, the aircraft stalled.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N434CW
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC-12D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7158
- Airframe hours
- 1,774
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Key, Robert L.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 22, 1985
- Departed
- LPC · Lompoc, CA
- Destination
- IZA · Santa Ynez, CA
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
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 369 total · 309 in this make and model · 331 as pilot in command · 29 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 26 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SMX, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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