# NTSB DEN73FQA35: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N39969, Albuquerque, NM, April 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1973
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170611
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73FQA35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FQA35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0859  73/4/22    ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX   TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 121
        TIME - 1005                    N39969              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCGUIRE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- LOST CTL DURING PRACTICE TKOF RUN.PLT CHOSE TO CONT TKOF,HIT TREES TO L OF RWY CENTERLINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N39969](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39969), registered now, S/N 6628, built 1945 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mcguire Strip

## 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 19730422009719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730422009719A), Apr 22, 1973: Tcraft BC12D, Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Lost ctl during practice tkof run. Plt chose to cont tkof,hit trees to l of rwy centerline.

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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