CHI68D0129

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BC-12D · Dixon, IL · June 9, 1967

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
June 9, 1967
Place
Dixon, IL · DIXON, IL
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N95746Taylorcraft BC-12D
Status
Completed · report September 22, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116679

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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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3-1915   67/6/9    DIXON,ILL           TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 308
        TIME - 2030                    N95746              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DIXON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PLT CONDUCTED NITE FLT WITH NO ELECTRICAL SOURCE IN ACFT AND WITHOUT FLASHLITE.UNABLE READ ALTIMTR

Aircraft

Registration
N95746
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC-12D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Dixon

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.