CHI67A0013

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BC12 · Bancroft, MI · July 25, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 25, 1966
Place
Bancroft, MI · BANCROFT, MI
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N36444Taylorcraft BC12
Status
Completed · report April 4, 1960
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122534

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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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2-1160  66/7/25    BANCROFT,MICH       TAYLORCRAFT BC12    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 1315                    N36444              PX-  0  1  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED TO CLEAR TREES.

Aircraft

Registration
N36444
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC12
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.