# NTSB DEN71DXA16: Taylorcraft BC1265, N29881, Wheatland, WY, February 14, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1971
- Place: Wheatland, WY · WHEATLAND, WY
- Location: 42.0517° N, 104.9595° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheatland, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0517&lon=-104.9595&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160092
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71DXA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DXA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0733  71/2/14    WHEATLAND,WYO       TAYLORCRAFT BC1265  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 63 TOTAL
        TIME - 1305                    N29881              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHIFER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHEATLAND,WYO               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- VEERED LEFT ABT 70DEGREES FLWG RCVRY FRM BOUNCED LDG.STALLED DRG TURN TO AVD PWR LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29881](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29881-2012-02-02), registration cancelled 2012-02-02, S/N 2732, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC1265
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-65) (registry code 8850310) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Phifer Field

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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