- Date
- July 12, 1965
- Place
- Mineral Sps, NC · MINERAL SPS, NC
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N96185Taylorcraft BC12D
- Status
- Completed · report August 24, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 176849
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1719 65/7/12 MINERAL SPS NC TAYLORCRAFT BC12D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 18, 23 TOTAL TIME - 1355 N96185 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT REMARKS- AIRCRAFT WAS OVERLOADED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N96185
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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