# NTSB ANC66D0066: Taylorcraft BC12D, N95634, North Pole, AK, November 10, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 10, 1965
- Place: North Pole, AK · NORTH POLE, AK
- Location: 64.7527° N, 147.3627° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Pole, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7527&lon=-147.3627&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174860
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC66D0066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66D0066

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95634-1970-04-13), registration cancelled 1970-04-13, S/N 7934, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12D
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eielson Afb

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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