# NTSB DEN73AD001: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N5016M, Lovington, NM, July 2, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1972
- Place: Lovington, NM · LOVINGTON, NM
- Location: 32.9445° N, 103.3492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lovington, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9445&lon=-103.3492&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167385
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73AD001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73AD001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2321   72/7/2    LOVINGTON,N MEX     TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 440
        TIME - 1720                    N5016M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 63 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEA CNTY-LOVINGTN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOVINGTON,N MEX             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- SLOW ROLL OVR RWY,OUTSIDE AUZD AREA.ACFT MDFD,EXPERIMENTAL CERT,LYC 0-290 ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5016M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5016M-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 10316, 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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lea Cnty-Lovingtn

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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