DEN65F0021

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BC12D1 · Aurora, CO · February 13, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 13, 1965
Place
Aurora, CO · AURORA, CO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N44425Taylorcraft BC12D1
Status
Completed · report March 26, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180164

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0278  65/2/13    AURORA COLO         TAYLORCRAFT BC12D1  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 207
        TIME - 1430                    N44425              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYRANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL

Aircraft

Registration
N44425
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC12D1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Skyranch

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.