# NTSB DEN80FA045: Taylorcraft BC12D, N96812, Loma, CO, June 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1980
- Place: Loma, CO · LOMA, CO
- Location: 39.2075° N, 108.8050° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Loma, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2075&lon=-108.8050&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131035
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FA045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1624  80/6/22    LOMA,CO             TAYLORCRAFT BC12D   CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 712
        TIME - 1830                    N96812              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 181 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOMA,CO                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNAPPROVED MODIFICATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL GRADE-IMPROPER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- BOTH DOORS REMOVED PRIOR TO ELT.AUTOMOBILE FUEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N96812](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96812), registered now, S/N 9112, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12D
- 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: Destroyed

## 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 19800622022729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800622022729A), Jun 22, 1980: Tcraft BC12D, Loma, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Witness saw airplane flying low and slow, stall & spin. Hit ground on partial recovery. Doors had been removed.

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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