Taylorcraft BC12-65 N34009

Summary

On 18 July 1993 at about 19:15 local time, a Taylorcraft BC12-65 registered N34009, operated by Raymond A. Walsh, was involved in an accident near Danbury, Connecticut, 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.

Date

18 July 1993 at 19:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Danbury, Connecticut, United States

Nearest airport

Danbury Muni (DXR)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Taylorcraft BC12-65

Registration

N34009

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Raymond A. Walsh

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO93FA128

1 person died.

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 REPORTED THAT HE WAS GOING TO REMAIN IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR THE FLIGHT. HE WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 26, AND TO REPORT WHEN HE WAS ON THE DOWNWIND LEG. NO TRANSMISSIONS WERE RECEIVED FROM THE PILOT AFTER TAKEOFF. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN BELOW THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WHERE AN AIRPLANE MIGHT TURN FROM THE CROSSWIND LEG TO THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE PATTERN. AN AIRPLANE ALTITUDE AT THAT LOCATION IS ABOUT 400 FT ABOVE THE TERRAIN. THE TOXICOLOGY REPORT INDICATED THAT THE DRUGS FLUOXETINE AND NORFLUOXETINE WERE DETECTED IN THE PILOT'S SYSTEM. THE PILOT'S PERSONAL MEDICAL RECORDS SHOWED THAT THE PILOT WAS PRESCRIBED THE DRUG PROZAC FOR TREATMENT OF MILD DEPRESSION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.