- Date
- January 14, 1978
- Place
- Othello, WA · OTHELLO, WA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N43271Taylorcraft BC12D
- Status
- Completed · report February 21, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780114000499A
- Case key
- 143631
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0147 78/1/14 OTHELLO,WA TAYLORCRAFT BC12D CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 75 TOTAL TIME - 1515 N43271 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 46 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KENT FARMS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOSES LAKE,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- STRUCK POWER LINES ON FINAL APPROACH .
Aircraft
- Registration
- N43271
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kent Farms
N43271Registered now · Taylorcraft BC12-DAirframe modelTaylorcraft BC12-DEngine 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.