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NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BC12-D · Tok, AK · August 7, 1966

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 7, 1966
Place
Tok, AK · TOK, AK
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N94922Taylorcraft BC12-D
Status
Completed · report February 6, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171656

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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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2-0518   66/8/7    TOK ALAS            TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0730                    N94922              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 36, 3000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MENTASTA AIRSTRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: RESIDENCE(S)                              LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- AIRSTRIP IS CURVED,AIRCRAFT STRUCK HOUSE TRAILERS PARKED AT EDGE OF RUNWAY NEAR THE APPROACH END.

Aircraft

Registration
N94922
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC12-D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Mentasta Airstrip

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.