- Date
- April 4, 1976
- Place
- Waynesburg, PA · WAYNESBURG, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N36159Taylorcraft BL-12
- Status
- Completed · report July 21, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760404010909A
- Case key
- 153749
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1415 76/4/4 WAYNESBURG,PA TAYLORCRAFT BL-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 400 TIME - 1030 N36159 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 301 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MORGANTOWN,WV WAYNESBURG,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 4000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 56 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 230 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- DURING FLT ENG DVLPD CARB ICE,CARB HEAT USED.SECOND ICING,CARB HEAT NOT EFFECTIVE:
Aircraft
- Registration
- N36159
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BL-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N36159Registered now · Taylorcraft BL12-65Airframe modelTaylorcraft BL12-65Engine modelLycoming 0-145B series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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