- Date
- March 15, 1977
- Place
- American Falls, ID · AMERICAN FALLS, ID
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N44280Taylorcraft BC12D
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770315006719A
- Case key
- 158050
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0950 77/3/15 NR.AMERICAN FALLS,ID TAYLORCRAFT BC12D CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 3000 TIME - 0900 N44280 PX- 0 0 1 HUNTING TOTAL HOURS, 340 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLACKFOOT,ID LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON REMARKS- HUNTING COYOTES.FLEW BELOW TOP OF RIDGE,UN TO CLIMB.CONTD INTO CANYON,UNABLE TO TURN ARND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N44280
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N44280Registration cancelled Aug 10, 2012 · Taylorcraft BC12-D1Airframe modelTaylorcraft BC12-D1Engine modelContinental A&C65 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.