Accident Taylorcraft BC12-D N95196, Thursday 22 October 1998

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Date:	Thursday 22 October 1998
Time:	16:00 LT
Type:	Taylorcraft BC12-D
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N95196
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Duluth, MN - United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot reported that the winds were increasing while performing takeoff and landings. He stated that on climb out, he experienced a wind shear that placed him into the tree tops of a pine forest. Postaccident investigation revealed no anomalies with the aircraft.

Probable Cause: The inadequate airspeed by the pilot-in-command. Contributing factors were the gusts and the trees.

Accident investigation: