- Date
- November 1, 1972
- Place
- Eagle Butte, SD · EAGLE BUTTE, SD
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6601NTaylorcraft BC12-D
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169383
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3724 72/11/1 NR.EAGLE BUTTE,S DAK TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 29, 213 TIME - 1515 N6601N PX- 1 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 162 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MILESVILLE,S DAK 40MI NE & RETURN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- CHECKING CATTLE.BC12D-85.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6601N
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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