CHI66D0689

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BC-12D · Waynesville, OH · April 17, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 17, 1966
Place
Waynesville, OH · WAYNESVILLE, OH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N44489Taylorcraft BC-12D
Status
Completed · report June 3, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172030

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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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3-0848  66/4/17    WAYNESVILLE OHIO    TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 430
        TIME - 1540                    N44489              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 425 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MICHENER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        REMARKS- DOWNWIND TAKEOFF

Aircraft

Registration
N44489
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC-12D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Michener

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.