- Date
- October 4, 1980
- Place
- Shell Knob, MO · SHELL KNOB, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N96937Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Status
- Completed · report November 19, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801004045699A
- Case key
- 128439
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2646 80/10/4 SHELL KNOB,MO TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 1654 TIME - 1038 N96937 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 255 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STANLEY,KS SHELL KNOB,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- COLLIDED W/WIRES ACROSS LAKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N96937
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N96937Registered now · Taylorcraft BC12-DAirframe modelTaylorcraft BC12-DEngine modelContinental A&C65 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.