ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157651
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 July 2013 |
| Time: | 08:02 |
| Type: |  Taylorcraft BC12-65 |
| Owner/operator: | Father John 77 Flying Club |
| Registration: | N36466 |
| MSN: | 3288 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4279 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental A-65-8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wooded area of Mt. Morris, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Flushing, MI (3DA) |
| Flushing, MI (3DA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight was an instructional flight with a student pilot and a flight instructor onboard. Video evidence from a ground-based source indicated that the airplane was in a nose-high left turn at a moderate bank angle. As the turn progressed, the airplane appeared to pitch down, and the left bank steepened before the airplane left the frame of the video. The location of the camera indicated that the airplane was making a turn in the traffic pattern from the base leg to the final approach.
Examination of the airplane after the accident confirmed continuity of the flight control systems. Engine examination confirmed crankshaft and valve train continuity. Although the magnetos would not produce a spark, impact damage would have prevented normal operation. No preimpact anomalies were detected that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane, engine, or related systems. Based on the available evidence, it is likely that the airplane’s airspeed diminished during the turn to a point where the airplane stalled and entered a spin.
Probable Cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during the landing approach, which led to a stall/spin, and the flight instructor’s failure to monitor the approach and provide remedial action before the stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Name_Results.aspx?Nametxt=FATHER+JOHN+77+FLYING+CLUB&sort_option=1&PageNo=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jul-2013 23:42 | Geno | Added |
| 18-Jul-2013 00:30 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jul-2013 15:29 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 18-Jul-2013 20:00 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 08:48 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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