# NTSB CHI72DCA04: Taylorcraft BF-60, N23622, Cahokia, IL, May 12, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1972
- Place: Cahokia, IL · CAHOKIA, IL
- Location: 38.5709° N, 90.1901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cahokia, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5709&lon=-90.1901&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166016
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72DCA04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DCA04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1976  72/5/12    CAHOKIA,ILL         TAYLORCRAFT BF-60   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1330                    N23622              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 18, 374 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            18 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BI-STATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAHOKIA,ILL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
        REMARKS- ACFT NOT PROPERLY SECURED,THROTTLE SETTING TOO HIGH FOR HAND PROPPING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23622](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23622-2018-01-16), registration cancelled 2018-01-16, S/N 1347, built 1939 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BF-60
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BF-60](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bf-60) (registry code 8850332) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 4AC150-A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-4ac150-a) (registry code 27004, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bi-State

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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