# NTSB CHI73FEP54: Taylorcraft BC1265, N36466, Waunakee, WI, May 5, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1973
- Place: Waunakee, WI · WAUNAKEE, WI
- Location: 43.1816° N, 89.4416° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waunakee, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1816&lon=-89.4416&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190741
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEP54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEP54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0985   73/5/5    WAUNAKEE,WIS        TAYLORCRAFT BC1265  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 129
        TIME - 1215                    N36466              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAUNAKEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAILEY HARBOR,WIS           WAUNAKEE,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    8000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       11
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT ENTERED PLOWED FIELD,OVERTURNED.L WHEEL DIRT SHIELD BENT LARGE QUANTITY MUD ENTRD BRAKE AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N36466](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36466-2017-10-24), registration cancelled 2017-10-24, S/N 3288 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC1265
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-65) (registry code 8850310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A70 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a70-series) (registry code 17004, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Waunakee

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730505011119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730505011119A), May 5, 1973: Tcraft BC1265, Waunakee, WI, Substantial damage. Acft entered plowed field,overturned.l wheel dirt shield bent large quantity mud entrd brake area.

## Other investigations on N36466 (1)

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.

- [NTSB CEN13FA416](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA416), Jul 17, 2013: Taylorcraft BC12-65 (N36466), Flushing, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during the landing approach, which led to a stall/spin, and the flight instructor’s failure to monitor the approach and provide remedial action before…

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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