GARRETTSVILLE, OH, USA
N5131M
TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D
ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE ACFT WAS IN A SLIGHT LEFT TURN, CROSSING OVER TREES ON FINAL APCH FOR LANDING, WHEN IT 'VIOLENTLY TURNED' AS IF A WING HAD STALLED. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT CRASHED IN A LEFT WING LOW, NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. DUE TO A HEAD INJURY, THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO REMEMBER THE ACDNT. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS EVIDENT.
THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED AND ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO INADVERTENTLY ENTER A STALL/SPIN. TURBULENCE WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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