- Date
- July 29, 1977
- Place
- Sciota, PA · SCIOTA, PA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N43805Taylorcraft BC12D
- Status
- Completed · report November 22, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770729022849A
- Case key
- 145480
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3321 77/7/29 SCIOTA,PA TAYLORCRAFT BC12D CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 206 TIME - 1715 N43805 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SCIOTA,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE REMARKS- PILOT WAS PRACTICING INTENTIONAL SPINS AND FAILED TO RECOVER BEFORE IMPACTING WITH GROUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N43805
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Pegasus
N43805Registration cancelled Jun 27, 2012 · 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.