- Date
- June 15, 1969
- Place
- Biwabik, MN · BIWABIK, MN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N96276Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Status
- Completed · report December 23, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171613
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2627 69/6/15 BIWABIK,MINN TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 139 TIME - 1915 N96276 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 119 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIWABIK,MINN BIWABIK,MINN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT SPUN INTO LAKE. PLT LOWERED R WG TO SHOW PX A LAND MARK,LOST CONTROL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N96276
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N96276Registration cancelled Apr 10, 2018 · Taylorcraft BC12-DAirframe modelTaylorcraft BC12-DEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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