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NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BCS-12 · Klukwan, AK · August 1, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 1, 1965
Place
Klukwan, AK · KLUKWAN, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N96355Taylorcraft BCS-12
Status
Completed · report September 21, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176521

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2232   65/8/1  NR.KLUKWAN ALAS       TAYLORCRAFT BCS-12  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1200
        TIME - 1330                    N96355              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
           TERRAIN - ROUGH WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT-EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT STRUCK SAND BAR, RIVER WATER ROUGH AND SILTY.

Aircraft

Registration
N96355
Reported as
Taylorcraft BCS-12
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.