# NTSB DEN74DTC07: Taylorcraft DC12D, N39243, Evanston, WY, August 11, 1973

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1973
- Place: Evanston, WY · EVANSTON, WY
- Location: 41.2594° N, 110.9643° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Evanston, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2594&lon=-110.9643&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188783
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74DTC07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTC07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0022  73/8/11    EVANSTON,WYO        TAYLORCRAFT DC12D   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 159
        TIME - 1440                    N39243              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EVANSTON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PINEDALE,WYO                EVANSTON,WYO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           WEATHER - LOCAL WHIRLWIND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          345                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WHIRLWIND COND KNOWN TO EXIST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N39243](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39243-2012-06-14), registration cancelled 2012-06-14, S/N 6497, built 1945 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT DC12D
- 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: Minor damage
- Airport: Evanston Muni

## 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 19730811022159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730811022159A), Aug 11, 1973: Tcraft BC12D, Evanston, WY, Substantial damage. Whirlwind cond known to exist.

## Other investigations on N39243 (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN71DXT04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DXT04), Jul 11, 1970: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N39243), Tooele, UT, substantial damage

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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