- Date
- July 3, 1971
- Place
- Riverside, WA · RIVERSIDE, WA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N43846Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162226
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0917 71/7/3 RIVERSIDE,WASH TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 1240 TIME - 2000 N43846 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OMAK,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PLT SEEN SPINNING AND LOOPING PRIOR TO ACCDT. HIT WIRES 50 FT ABOVE RIVER. WIRES WERE IN SHADE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N43846
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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