Taylorcraft BC-12D N434CW

Summary

On 31 August 1986 at about 20:33 local time, a Taylorcraft BC-12D registered N434CW was involved in an accident near Lompoc, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

31 August 1986 at 20:33

Classification

Accident

Location

Lompoc, California, United States

Coordinates

34.5994, -120.3901

Aircraft

Taylorcraft BC-12D

Registration

N434CW

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lompoc → Santa Ynez

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX86LA339

1 person was seriously injured.

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

ACCORDING TO THE PLT'S SON THE PLT ROUTINELY OVERFLEW HIS HOME AND ROCKED THE WINGS. THE PLT INDICATED THAT HE WAS FLYING AT 1100 FT MSL (APRX 650 FT AGL) OVER HIS SON'S RANCH AND DECIDED TO DEMONSTRATE SLOW FLT. HE SLOWED THE ACFT TO 70 MPH AND MADE ONE CIRCLE. THE PLT THEN DECIDED TO MAKE A SECOND CIRCLE. HE STATED, 'FORGETTING THAT I WAS ALREADY AT A SLOW SPEED - UPON ENTRY INTO A STEEP LEFT TURN, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.