# NTSB CHI78FEE44: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N44349, Aurora, IL, May 21, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1978
- Place: Aurora, IL · AURORA, IL
- Location: 41.7606° N, 88.3201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7606&lon=-88.3201&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141861
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEE44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEE44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1292  78/5/21    AURORA, IL          TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 22,
        TIME - 1305                    N44349              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  50 TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHEATLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AURORA, IL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL GRADE-IMPROPER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PILOTS STUDENT CERTIFICATE AND MEDICAL LICENSE HAD EXPIRED.AUTOMOBILE FUEL IN TANKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N44349](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44349-1978-11-28), registration cancelled 1978-11-28, S/N 10149, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d1) (registry code 8850320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wheatland

## 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 19780521017049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780521017049A), May 21, 1978: Tcraft BC12D1, Aurora, IL, Substantial damage. Pilots student certificate and medical license had expired. Automo fuel in tanks.

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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