# NTSB CHI75FEI12: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N43969, Wharton, OH, August 18, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1974
- Place: Wharton, OH · WHARTON, OH
- Location: 40.8613° N, 83.4648° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wharton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8613&lon=-83.4648&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136655
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEI12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEI12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3075  74/8/18    WHARTON,OHIO        TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 389
        TIME - 1600                    N43969              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 108 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHARTON,OHIO                CLYDE,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OUTER HOUSING OF THROTTLE CTL SEPRTD FM THROTTLE CTL HOUSING.STALLED WHILE TURNING BACK TO FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43969](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43969-2019-05-06), registration cancelled 2019-05-06, S/N 7628, 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 C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bowman

## 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 19740818030199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740818030199A), Aug 18, 1974: Tcraft BC12D, Wharton, OH, Substantial damage. Outer housing of throttle ctl seprtd fm throttle ctl housing. Stalled while turning back to fld.

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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