Taylorcraft BC12-D N95261

Summary

On 20 July 1983 at about 03:20 local time, a Taylorcraft BC12-D registered N95261 was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 July 1983 at 03:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Campbell Lake

Coordinates

61.1602, -149.9895

Aircraft

Taylorcraft BC12-D

Registration

N95261

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anchorage → King Lake

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC83FA127

1 person had minor injuries.

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, HE TOOK OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST INTO A WIND OF 10 GUSTING 15 KTS. AFTER LIFT-OFF, HE TURNED TO AVOID HOUSES ON THE SOUTHEASTERN SHORELINE. AFTER HE WAS IN A LEFT CLIMBING TURN, THE ACFT BEGAN DESCENDING TOWARD THE LAKE. TO AVOID STALLING, THE PLT LOWERED THE NOSE TO GAIN AIRSPEED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PLANE IMPACTED IN SHALLOW WATER WHILE IN A NOSE LOW, LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE. THE PLT STATED THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES ACCORDING TO OTHER PLTS THAT FREQUENTLY OPERATED FROM THE LAKE, THERE WERE OCCASSIONAL DOWNDRAFTS ON THE LEE SIDE OF THE HILL NEAR THE SOUTHEASTERN SHORELINE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.