- Date
- July 24, 1970
- Place
- Merrill, NY · MERRILL, NY
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N44370Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Status
- Completed · report October 5, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112429
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1141 70/7/24 MERRILL,NY TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 289 TIME - 0613 N44370 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 202 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MERRILL,NY MERRILL,NY 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 MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N44370
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N44370Registered now · Taylorcraft BC12-DAirframe modelTaylorcraft BC12-DEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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