- Date
- April 14, 1986, 18:55 local (23:55 UTC)
- Place
- W. Milford, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N43543Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860414011779A
- Case key
- 30323
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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
On approach to Milford airport, the flight collided with power lines and crashed. The pilot made a missed approach then on second approach collided with wires, the pilot stated that it was dark and he did not see the wires until it was too late.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N43543
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 750
- Airframe hours
- 2,300
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William R. Mott
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 19, 1986 · 3 hours before
- Departed
- N30 · Honesdale, PA
- Destination
- 4N1 · W. Milford, NJ
- Airport
- 4N1 · Greenwood Lake, runway 6, 2,750 × 52 ft, asphalt
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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 700 total · 145 in this make and model · 700 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.