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NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BC12D · North Pole, AK · November 10, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 10, 1965
Place
North Pole, AK · NORTH POLE, AK
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N95634Taylorcraft BC12D
Status
Completed · report December 16, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174860

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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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2-0702  65/11/10   NORTH POLE ALAS     TAYLORCRAFT BC12D   CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 173
        TIME - 1145                    N95634              PX-  0  1  0  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EIELSON AFB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
        REMARKS- WHILE IN TURN ON FINAL APP TO FROZEN RIVER,PILOTWAS UNABLE DISTINGUISH BETWEEN GROUND & SKY

Aircraft

Registration
N95634
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC12D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Eielson Afb

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.