# NTSB Accident CHI96FA332
> **Taylorcraft BC-12D** · 1996-09-08 · BELLAIRE, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96FA332
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06686
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-09-08
- **Location:** BELLAIRE, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.970989, -85.199172
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Taylorcraft
- **Model:** BC-12D
- **Registration:** N43687
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper remedial action, while recovering from an intentional stall, which resulted in an inadvertent spin and collision with the terrain.  The lack of altitude for recovery was a related factor.

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