- Date
- March 9, 1984, 00:00 local (05:00 UTC)
- Place
- South Paris, ME
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N95040Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840309075639A
- Case key
- 35346
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Before the accident, the plt was last seen on 3/9/84 at 1530 EST & had not expressed any intentions of flying. At 1730, his car was located at the arpt & his acft, which had been kept there, was gone. The acft was found on 5/24/84 where it had crashed on mountainous/hilly terrain while descending under unknown circumstances. The history of flt could not be determined. No evidence of a preimpact mechanical malfunction or failure of the acft was found. A toxicological check of the plt's blood revealed an alcohol level of 0.08%; however, the amount of alcohol due to putrefaction was not known. About 45 mi se of the accident site, the 1650 EST wx at portland, ME, was, in part: sky clear, visibility 20 mi, wind 030 deg at 10 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N95040
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 9440
- Airframe hours
- 2,759
- Engine
- Continental A-65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jerry L. Thompson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 28, 1983 · 32 hours before
- Departed
- Bowdoinham, ME
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 155 total · 31 in this make and model · 135 as pilot in command · 31 in the last 90 days · 19 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
- Wind
- 30° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 19 °F, dew point 7 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PWM
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.