LA PORTE, IN, USA
N96054
TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D
THE PILOT HAD FLOWN TO THE AIRPORT TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES OF A CONTEST THAT INCLUDED SPOT LANDINGS AND BALLOON BUSTING. HE STATED THAT ON HIS THIRD PASS OF A BALLOON BUSTING CONTEST, HE TURNED TOO TIGHT, TOO SLOW, AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. THE PILOT STATED HE RECOVERED FROM THE STALL, BUT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH CLEARANCE TO AVOID A HANGAR. THE PLANE WAS CLIMBING WITH FULL POWER WHEN IT STRUCK THE HANGAR ROOF. THE HANGAR ROOF AND TWO NEARBY PARKED AUTOMOBILES WERE DAMAGED DURING THE ACCIDENT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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