- Date
- September 28, 1970
- Place
- Lowden, WA · LOWDEN, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N96265Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Status
- Completed · report December 10, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 157500
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1448 70/9/28 LOWDEN,WASH TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1740 N96265 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 36, 600 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 60 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOWDEN,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT WIRES APRX 15FT AGL.PLT ELECTROCUTED ATTEMPTING TO GET OUT OF ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N96265
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N96265Registration cancelled Jul 6, 2017 · Taylorcraft BC12-DAirframe modelTaylorcraft BC12-DEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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