- Date
- July 16, 1971
- Place
- Sucia Island, WA · SUCIA ISLAND, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N96216Taylorcraft BCS12D
- Status
- Completed · report December 21, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162174
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1304 71/7/16 SUCIA ISLAND,WASH TAYLORCRAFT BCS12D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 172 TIME - 1000 N96216 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 56 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ORCAS ISLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SEATTLE,WASH SHAW ISLAND,WASH SUCIA ISLAND,WASH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT REMARKS- PLT ALLOWED PAX TO DEPLANE ON FLOAT TO MOOR ACFT. PAX WALKED INTO ROTATING PROP. PAX WASNT WARNED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N96216
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BCS12D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Orcas Island
N96216Registered now · Taylorcraft BC12-DAirframe modelTaylorcraft BC12-DEngine modelContinental C85 series
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