# NTSB CHI66A0001: Taylorcraft BC-12D, N96648, Mineral Point, WI, July 3, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1965
- Place: Mineral Point, WI · MINERAL POINT, WI
- Location: 42.8632° N, 90.1818° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mineral Point, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8632&lon=-90.1818&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177243
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66A0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66A0001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0564   65/7/3    MINERAL POINT WIS   TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D  CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 555
        TIME - 1705                    N96648              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 353 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MINERAL POINT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK
        REMARKS- POST MORTEM SHOWED SERIOUS HEART CONDITION OF PILOT PILOT ALSO SAID HE COULD NOT PASS NEXT PHYSICA
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N96648](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96648-1965-09-14), registration cancelled 1965-09-14, S/N 8948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mineral Point

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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