Taylorcraft BC12-D N43846

Summary

On 3 July 1971 at about 20:00 local time, a Taylorcraft BC12-D registered N43846 was involved in an accident during in flight near Riverside, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 July 1971 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Riverside, Washington, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Taylorcraft BC12-D

Registration

N43846

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Private Owner

Purpose of flight

Pleasure

Phase of flight

In Flight

Route

Omak, Wash → Local

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

3-0917

2 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

PLT SEEN SPINNING AND LOOPING PRIOR TO ACCDT. HIT WIRES 50 FT ABOVE RIVER. WIRES WERE IN SHADE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.