- Date
- October 30, 1965
- Place
- Horton, AL · HORTON, AL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N33957Taylorcraft BF-12
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174939
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0946 65/10/30 HORTON,ALA TAYLORCRAFT BF-12 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 92 TOTAL TIME - 1620 N33957 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBERTVILLE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PILOT FLEW UNDER POWERLINE-RT LDG GEAR AN ELEV STRUCK TRACTOR DISC HARROW HIDDEN BY TALL WEEDS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N33957
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BF-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Albertville
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