ALBUQUERQUE, NM, USA
N43411
TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D
THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER DECIDED TO MAKE A LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT SAID HE SAW A SQUALL LINE APPROACHING THE AIRPORT, BUT THOUGHT HE COULD GET OFF THE GROUND BEFORE IT ARRIVED. HE TOOK OFF AND STARTED A LEFT CROSSWIND TURN. A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE RIGHT WING TO AN ANGLE OF 80-90 DEGREES. THE PILOT SAID HE WAS AFRAID HE WOULD GO INVERTED AND INITIATED RECOVERY MEASURES. WITNESSES SAID THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER ON ITS BACK AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NEAR-VERTICAL ATTITUDE. THE PILOT HAD JUST RESTORED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER 10 YEARS OF STORAGE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD NOT RECEIVED AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE ENGINE HAD NOT RECEIVED A 100-HOUR INSPECTION.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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