- Date
- August 23, 1987, 17:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Bingham, ME
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N96241Taylorcraft BC-12D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870823047669A
- Case key
- 30726
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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
The plt rprtd he was taking off from a lake & was climbing thru about 200-300 ft AGL when the acft enctrd a severe downdraft. Subsequently, the float plane collided with rising terrain. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was rprtd. The plt rprtd the wind was from the north at 10 gusting 15 KTS. A witness stated the acft appeared to be buffeted by winds after it became airborne.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N96241
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC-12D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 8541
- Airframe hours
- 1,300
- Engine
- Continental C-85, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Theodore N. Poirier
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 1, 1987
- Departed
- Bingham, ME
- Destination
- Scarborough, 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
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 847 total · 450 in this make and model · 756 as pilot in command · 108 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.