Taylorcraft BCS 12-65 N1776B
5 July 1983 · Odessa, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 July 1983 at about 01:00 local time, a Taylorcraft BCS 12-65 registered N1776B was involved in an accident near Odessa, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Odessa, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 31.8496, -102.3599
- Aircraft
- Taylorcraft BCS 12-65
- Registration
- N1776B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW83FA313
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH WIRES AND THE GROUND DURING RECOVERY FROM AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER. THE PLT HAD DONE WHAT APPEARED TO BE A MANEUVER SIMILIAR TO A HAMMERHEAD STALL SHORTLY AFTER FIRST TAKEOFF. THE ACFT APPEARED TO BE RECOVERING AS IT 'BOTTOMED OUT' AT ABOUT 50 FT AGL ACCORDING TO A WITNESS WHO THEN SAW A FLASH WHEN THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH POWERLINES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Taylorcraft BCS-12 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 1965 | Taylorcraft BCS-12 | Ketchikan Alas, Alaska, United States | Ketchikan F C | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1965 | Taylorcraft BCS-12 | Klukwan Alas, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 1983 | Douglas DC-8-63F | Dfw Airport, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1983 | Cessna 140 | Hitchcock, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1983 | Aero Commander S2R | Katy, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1983 | Grumman G-164B | East Bernard, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1983 | Boeing 727-223B | Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1983 | Cessna 152 | Killeen, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |