- Date
- June 15, 1968
- Place
- Lithonia, GA · LITHONIA, GA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N43596Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109971
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2154 68/6/15 LITHONIA,GA TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 62 TOTAL TIME - 1700 N43596 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GUNN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS - ANTI-ICING,DE-ICING SYSTEMS: CARBURETOR DE-ICING SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STUCK PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 94 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- T/O WITH CARB HEAT STUCK IN FULL HOT POSITION. TEMP 94 DEG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N43596
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Gunn
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