- Date
- December 11, 1982, 14:10 local (21:10 UTC)
- Place
- Near Gooding, ID
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N68903Taylorcraft L-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 11, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821211063699A
- Case key
- 71866
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Analysis
The pilot made a steep turn close to the ground while taking photographs of coyotes. The aircraft stalled and contacted the ground.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
Stall - inadvertentCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - groundFactor
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68903
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft L-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 6072
- Airframe hours
- 1,601
- Engine
- Continental O-65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Bruce R. Fulton
- Registered owner
- Dickey Livestock Company
- Departed
- Hailey Sun, ID
- Destination
- Hailey Sun, ID
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 392 total · 30 in this make and model · 392 as pilot in command · 36 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 25 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.