- Date
- August 23, 1975
- Place
- Hanceville, AL · HANCEVILLE, AL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N34044Taylorcraft BF12-D
- Status
- Completed · report October 16, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750823025649A
- Case key
- 150946
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2454 75/8/23 HANCEVILLE,AL TAYLORCRAFT BF12-D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 75 TOTAL TIME - 1400 N34044 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CULLMAN,AL ALABASTER,AL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MUFFLERS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TAILPIPE BROKEN OUT OF MUFFLER. OLD CRACK. EXTENSIVE EXHAUST STAINS AT BURN-OUT HOLES-MUFFLER END.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N34044
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BF12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.