# NTSB ANC68F0113: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N96204, Sitka, AK, May 12, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1968
- Place: Sitka, AK · SITKA, AK
- Location: 57.0531° N, 135.3300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sitka, AK, within about 30 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.0531&lon=-135.3300&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110869
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC68F0113
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68F0113

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1226  68/5/12    SITKA,ALAS          TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 6 TOTAL
        TIME - 1900                    N96204              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.STUDENTS 2D SOLO LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N96204](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96204-2024-12-21), registration cancelled 2024-12-21, S/N 8504 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12D-4-85](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12d-4-85) (registry code 8850323) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N96204 (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC70F0022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70F0022), Aug 22, 1969: Taylorcraft BL-12 (N96204), Yakutat, AK, 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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