# NTSB ANC66D0014: Taylorcraft BCS-12, N96355, Klukwan, AK, August 1, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1965
- Place: Klukwan, AK · KLUKWAN, AK
- Location: 59.4018° N, 135.8824° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Klukwan, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4018&lon=-135.8824&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176521
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC66D0014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66D0014

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96355), registered now, S/N 8655, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BCS-12
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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