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NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BC12-D · Winnett, MT · August 19, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 19, 1968
Place
Winnett, MT · WINNETT, MT
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N95010Taylorcraft BC12-D
Status
Completed · report December 30, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108582

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3667  68/8/19    WINNETT,MONT        TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 82 TOTAL
        TIME - 1845                    N95010              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 38 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- STALLED FROM LOW ALT. PLT BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN OBSERVING CATTLE.

Aircraft

Registration
N95010
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC12-D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.