Accident Taylorcraft BC12D N44061, Wednesday 27 November 1991

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Date:	Wednesday 27 November 1991
Time:	09:00 LT
Type:	Taylorcraft BC12D
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N44061
MSN:	9861
Year of manufacture:	1946
Total airframe hrs:	1995 hours
Engine model:	Continental A-65-8
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Decorah, IA - United States of America
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:	(KDEH)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PRIVATE PILOT SAID THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF FROM A SNOW COVERED PRIVATE STRIP, HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUE TO A SUDDEN WIND SHIFT. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED INTO AN ADJACENT SNOWBANK AND NOSED OVER.

Probable Cause: INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS, SNOW COVERED RUNWAY, AND SNOWBANKS ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY.

Accident investigation: