- Date
- February 10, 1977
- Place
- Wyoming, MN · WYOMING, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5616MTaylorcraft BC12-D
- Status
- Completed · report April 26, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770210002999A
- Case key
- 157745
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0403 77/2/10 WYOMING,MN TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 187 TIME - 1400 N5616M PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COON LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WYOMING,MN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- FROZEN LAKE. LANDING TIE STRUTS SHOWED EVIDENCE PREVIOUS DAMAGE. SKI EQUIPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5616M
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Coon Lake
N5616MRegistration cancelled Aug 20, 2013 · Universal TAYLORCRAFT BC12D-85Airframe modelUniversal TAYLORCRAFT BC12D-85Engine modelContinental C85 series
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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.
Other investigations on N5616M · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC05LA118Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWasilla, AKThe total loss of engine power for an unknown reason while maneuvering, which precipitated an emergency descent and landing, and resulted in an in-flight collision with power lines and trees. A factor associated with the accident was the power lines.NTSB ANC81DAG05Accident · Minor injuriesClosedChugiak, AK