Taylorcraft BC12-D N5616M

27 September 1980 · Chugiak, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 27 September 1980 at about 18:30 local time, a Taylorcraft BC12-D registered N5616M was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Chugiak, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 27 September 1980 at 18:30
Classification: Accident
Location: Chugiak, Alaska, United States
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Taylorcraft BC12-D
Registration: N5616M
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 1
Operator: Not recorded
Operating rule: Private Owner
Purpose of flight: Pleasure
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Route: S → Anchorage, Ak
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-2330

People

2 people had minor injuries.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
2	0	0	2	0

Probable cause

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

TKOF FRM MUD FLAT, HIT DITCH BFR LIFT-OFF.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-2330, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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