Taylorcraft BC12-D accident near Little Rock, AR
On July 7, 1993, a Taylorcraft BC12-D (airplane) was involved in an accident near Little Rock, AR. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 7, 1993
- Place
- Little Rock, AR
- Aircraft
- Taylorcraft BC12-D · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.629°N, 92.230°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X12907
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT: On July 6, 1993, at 2000 central daylight time, a Taylorcraft BC12-D, N95851, sustained substantial damage near Little Rock, Arkansas, following a loss of control during the takeoff climb. The private pilot and the student pilot rated passenger sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed throughout the area for the local personal flight. Witnesses and relatives interviewed by the investigator-in-charge revealed that the passenger purchased the airplane on July 2, 1993. The private pilot ferried the airplane to Pride Airport, Little Rock, Arkansas, on July 4, 1993. During the afternoon, the student pilot taxied the airplane several times on the grass airstrip, which was bordered by pine trees approximately 60 feet tall. The pilots decided to fly to another local grass airstrip, which was longer and not bordered by obstructions, where the student pilot could practice taxiing the airplane. The private pilot agreed to ferry the airplane to the other grass airstrip. During the initial takeoff climb the airplane veered to the left, realigned with the runway center and climbed above the tree line to 125 feet above the ground. Witnesses reported that the nose fell, the airplane entered a right 360 degree turning vertical descent and impacted the ground nose down. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Records indicated that the private pilot flew a BC12-D airplane for a total of 95 hours from September, 1975, through June, 1976. No additional flight hours were logged until April 25, 1992, when the pilot started logging time in several single engine airpla
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AS A RESULT OF PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
