# NTSB ANC73DAD03: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N39197, Auke Bay, AK, September 28, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1972
- Place: Auke Bay, AK · AUKE BAY, AK
- Location: 58.3833° N, 134.6597° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auke Bay, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.3833&lon=-134.6597&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168499
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73DAD03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAD03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2690  72/9/28    AUKE BAY,ALAS       TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N39197              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 51, 7500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2500 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANTLER RIVER,ALAS           AUKE BAY,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- ACFT WINDOWS FOGGED UP UNABLE TO MAINTAIN VISUAL REFERENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N39197](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39197-2012-06-14), registration cancelled 2012-06-14, S/N 6449, built 1945 (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

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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