# NTSB CHI76FEI32: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N95741, Kirby, OH, June 29, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1976
- Place: Kirby, OH · KIRBY, OH
- Location: 40.8135° N, 83.4194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kirby, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8135&lon=-83.4194&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154763
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEI32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEI32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2174  76/6/29  NR.KIRBY,OH           TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1810                    N95741              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  33, 6777 TOTAL HOURS, 150
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FOREST,OH                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- ATMT RECOVERY JUST BEFORE CONTACT WITH TERRAIN. LOW PASS TO INSPECT MACHINERY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N95741](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95741), registered now, S/N 8041, 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: Destroyed

## 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 19760629025059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760629025059A), Jun 29, 1976: Tcraft BC12D, Kirby, OH, Substantial damage. Atmt recovery just before contact with terrain. Low pass to inspect machinery

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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