- Date
- August 13, 1969
- Place
- Elmhurst, PA · ELMHURST, PA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N95573Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163116
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3583 69/8/13 ELMHURST,PA TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 2300 TIME - 2030 N95573 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOMIN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SCRANTON,PA ELMHURST,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA REMARKS- PLTS OWN FLD HAD 1 ROW OF RWY LTS. PLT TRIED TO LOSE EXCESS ALT BY SLIPPING ACFT. TREES L OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N95573
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Domin
N95573Registration cancelled Nov 24, 2014 · Taylorcraft BC12-DAirframe modelTaylorcraft BC12-DEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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