Plane Crash List

Taylorcraft BC12-D N96046

14 August 1982 · Spout Springs, North Carolina, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 14 August 1982 at about 20:10 local time, a Taylorcraft BC12-D registered N96046, operated by Ronald N. Craven, was involved in an accident near Spout Springs, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 20:10
Classification
Accident
Location
Spout Springs, North Carolina, United States
Nearest airport
Craven
Coordinates
35.4697, -79.1793
Aircraft
Taylorcraft BC12-D
Registration
N96046
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Ronald N. Craven
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Southern Pines → Lake Hood
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL82DA237

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 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 PILOT STATED THAT THE WIND WAS GUSTING AND SHIFTING AS HE WAS LANDING WITH A CUMULUS BUILD-UP NEARBY. HE REPORTED THAT DURING HIS LANDING, HE INCREASED HIS AIRSPEED TO COMPENSATE FOR A GUSTY CROSSWIND. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE MECHANICAL BRAKES DID NOT SEEM TO BE STOPPING THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE ROLL-OUT, SO HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND. HE STATED THAT DURING THE GO-AROUND, THE WIND SHIFTED TO A QUARTERING TAIL WIND. THERE WERE TREES NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY. HE TRIED TO FLY THROUGH A GAP IN THE TREES, BUT BELIEVED THE PLANE MAY HAVE BRUSHED THEM. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT LOST AIRSPEED AND CRASHED INTO A MOBILE HOME.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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