Taylorcraft BC12-D accident near Rose Bud, AR
On May 22, 1999, a Taylorcraft BC12-D (airplane) was involved in an accident near Rose Bud, AR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 22, 1999
- Place
- Rose Bud, AR
- Aircraft
- Taylorcraft BC12-D · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 35.329°N, 92.069°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X18761
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 22, 1999, at 1055 central daylight time, a Taylorcraft BC12-D, N95754, owned and operated by a private individual, was substantially damaged after impacting trees during final approach to the McDonald private airstrip near Rose Bud, Arkansas. The private pilot sustained fatal injuries and the sole passenger sustained serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The local flight originated from the aforementioned private airstrip, at 1030. The airplane owner reported that the pilot "asked to take her very good friend for a ride around the airstrip." The owner further reported that the airplane took off to the west, and upon returning to the airstrip, the pilot attempted to land to the west over 50-foot pine trees. The airplane "was observed on final approach to be too low over the trees with wings waving side to side, then it nosed over to the left and went straight down." The owner stated that the wind was from the south at 6 to 8 mph. Witnesses reported that the aircraft was approaching the airstrip from the east, when it "banked right then hard left" then nosed down into the trees. One witness, who was a pilot, reported that he was "flying [a] helicopter even with the airplane and saw the wings go up and down three times and the plane looked like it stalled and it went nose down and hit the ground." The passenger, who was a student pilot, reported that the pilot was going to do a "slow fly-by." The passenger stated that, "as we came ove
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain minimum required airspeed for flight, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.
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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.
