Taylorcraft BC-12D N96750
14 May 1998 · McCalla, Alabama, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 14 May 1998 at about 17:15 local time, a Taylorcraft BC-12D registered N96750 was involved in an accident near McCalla, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- McCalla, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Coyote Airdrome
- Coordinates
- 33.2810, -87.1199
- Aircraft
- Taylorcraft BC-12D
- Registration
- N96750
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA98FA162
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in a stall.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was doing a go-around when the airplane suddenly nosed down from an altitude of about 100 feet above the ground, and impacted the terrain in a nearly vertical attitude. The surviving right seat passenger stated he remembers little about the incident, but felt the loss of control was not a malfunction of the airplane. Post crash examination of the engine, airframe, and flight controls confirmed this. Postmortem examination and toxicology testing of specimens from the pilot showed no findings that could be considered causal to the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Taylorcraft BC-12D accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 May 1999 | Taylorcraft BC-12D | Newton, Iowa, United States | Mark F. Criswell | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Jun 1999 | Taylorcraft BC-12D | North Pole, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1997 | Taylorcraft BC-12D | Gerlach, Nevada, United States | William J. Gruenthal | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1996 | Taylorcraft BC-12D | Bellaire, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 May 2000 | Taylorcraft BC-12D | Nenana, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 2002 | Taylorcraft BC-12D | Roxbury, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1998 | Cessna 188B | Tellasse, Alabama, United States | William Harry MC Gowan | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1998 | Cessna 150F | New Brockton, Alabama, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1998 | Cessna 172F | Tuskegee, Alabama, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 May 1998 | Beechcraft BE-45-T-34B | Montgomery, Alabama, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1998 | Ayres S2R | Frisco City, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1998 | Christopher Coats CHALLENGER II | Evergreen, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |