- Date
- June 2, 1991, 14:32 local (21:32 UTC)
- Place
- Naches, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N39976Taylorcraft BC-12-D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910602018479A
- Case key
- 41319
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Probable cause
The in flight physical incapacitation of the pilot in command.
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.
Analysis
The acrft abruptly pitched nose down during initial climb after takeoff from a lake, descended uncontrolled and impacted water. The post accident medical exam of the pilot revealed the pilot died as a result of a stroke.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N39976
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC-12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 6635
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12F, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Paul R. Allard
- Registered owner
- Paul R. Allard
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- NONE · Naches, WA
- Destination
- NONE · Gig Harbor, WA
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
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,341 total · 30 in this make and model · 1,282 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 16 knots, gusting 23
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 27.00 inHg
- Observed at
- YKM, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N39976 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.