# NTSB CHI76AC016: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N43787, Circleville, OH, August 24, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1975
- Place: Circleville, OH · CIRCLEVILLE, OH
- Location: 39.6012° N, 82.9325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Circleville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6012&lon=-82.9325&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151063
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76AC016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC016

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3282  75/8/24    CIRCLEVILLE,OH      TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  1  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 54,
        TIME - 1845                    N43787              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  210 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PICKAWAY COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CIRCLEVILLE,OH              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        REMARKS- GO-AROUND FROM BOMBING RUN.THE ACFT BOMBER WAS CERTIFICATED AS A STUDENT PLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43787](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43787-1976-02-04), registration cancelled 1976-02-04, S/N 7446 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Pickaway County

## 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 19750824039609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750824039609A), Aug 24, 1975: Tcraft BC12D, Circleville, OH, Destroyed. Go-around from bombing run. The acft bomber was certificated as a student plt.

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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