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NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BC12-D · Douglas, AK · April 29, 1967

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
April 29, 1967
Place
Douglas, AK · DOUGLAS, AK
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N29722Taylorcraft BC12-D
Status
Completed · report October 3, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117854

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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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2-0465  67/4/29    DOUGLAS,ALAS        TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N29722              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 45, 5500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            3000 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N29722
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC12-D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.