# NTSB CHI74DEC22: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N5123M, Owosso, MI, December 15, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1973
- Place: Owosso, MI · OWOSSO, MI
- Location: 42.9953° N, 84.1758° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Owosso, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9953&lon=-84.1758&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187386
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEC22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEC22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4111  73/12/15   OWOSSO,MICH         TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 53 TOTAL
        TIME - 1440                    N5123M              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 44 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OWOSSO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANSING,MICH                OWOSSO,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- PLT NOTICED ANOTHER ACFT LDG IN OTR DIRECTN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5123M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5123M), registered now, S/N 10423, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Owosso

## 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 19731215039029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731215039029A), Dec 15, 1973: Tcraft BC12D, Owosso, MI, Substantial damage. Plt noticed another acft ldg in otr directn.

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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