# NTSB ANC70F0022: Taylorcraft BL-12, N96204, Yakutat, AK, August 22, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1969
- Place: Yakutat, AK · YAKUTAT, AK
- Location: 59.5469° N, 139.7272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yakutat, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5469&lon=-139.7272&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163271
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70F0022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70F0022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3606  69/8/22    YAKUTAT,ALAS        TAYLORCRAFT BL-12   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1730                    N96204              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 41, 1500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            254 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YAKUTAT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SITKA,ALAS                  YAKUTAT,ALAS                 LITUYA BAY,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      55
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- LANDED ON WATER IN NARROW DRAINAGE DITCH THAT PARALLELS RNWY.L WING HIT TREE ON BANK OF DITCH.
```

## 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 BL-12
- 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
- Airport: Yakutat

## 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 ANC68F0113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68F0113), May 12, 1968: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N96204), Sitka, 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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