Taylorcraft BCM-12D-85 N96336

Summary

On 7 June 1986 at about 23:43 local time, a Taylorcraft BCM-12D-85 registered N96336 was involved in an accident near Ketchikan, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 June 1986 at 23:43

Classification

Accident

Location

Ketchikan, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Ketchikan Harbor Spb (5KE)

Coordinates

55.6091, -131.5802

Aircraft

Taylorcraft BCM-12D-85

Registration

N96336

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wilson Arm → Kechikan

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA86LA141

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

THE PLT FELT A SUDDEN HARD JOLT WHILE IN CRUISE FLT. THE ACFT ASSUMED A NOSE LOW, LEFT WING DOWN ATTITUDE WHICH THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT BY USE OF POWER AND CONTROL INPUTS. THE ACFT WAS AT A LOW ALTITUDE DUE TO WEATHER. THE ACFT IMPACTED THE WATER IN A LEFT WING DOWN, NOSE LOW ATTITUDE SHORTLY AFTER THE LOSS OF CONTROL. AFTER THE ACFT WAS RECOVERED IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT FLOAT HAD SEPARATED IN FLIGHT CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL. METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION REVEALED PRE-EXISTING FATIGUE CRACKING OF TWO STEEL MEMBERS. THE LOW TENSILE STRENGTH AND MARGINAL QUALITY OF THE STEEL CONTRIBUTED TO THE EARLY FAILURE OF THE FITTNG.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.