SEA70AS037

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BC12-D · Middleton, ID · March 20, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 20, 1970
Place
Middleton, ID · MIDDLETON, ID
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N95088Taylorcraft BC12-D
Status
Completed · report June 9, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
138878

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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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3-0059  70/3/20  NR.MIDDLETON,ID       TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 419
        TIME - 1515                    N95088              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 73 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MIDDLETON,ID                MIDDLETON,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSERVED PERFORMING A SERIES OF STALLS AT LOW ALT.

Aircraft

Registration
N95088
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.