- Date
- September 20, 1967
- Place
- Harrison, MT · HARRISON, MT
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N95731Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Status
- Completed · report February 2, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113987
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4312 67/9/20 HARRISON,MONT TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 27, 285 TIME - 1130 N95731 PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 280 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 230 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- NO DUAL INSTRUCTION FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. ATTEMPTED T/O FROM FARM FLD. DOWNDRAFTS FROM BLDGS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N95731
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N95731Registration cancelled May 23, 2017 · Taylorcraft BC12-DAirframe modelTaylorcraft BC12-DEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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