- Date
- July 31, 1973
- Place
- Amory, MS · AMORY, MS
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N96145Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Status
- Completed · report September 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730731023029A
- Case key
- 189468
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2126 73/7/31 AMORY,MISS TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 124 TIME - 1530 N96145 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AMORY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AMORY,MISS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CARB SAFETY WIRE RESTRICTED FLOAT ACTION. PLT AWARE OF ERRATIC ENG OPN PRIOR TO FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N96145
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Amory
FAA reports on this event · 1
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