# NTSB DEN83LA157: Taylorcraft BC12D, N43344, Vernon, CO, June 26, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 26, 1983, 08:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place: Vernon, CO
- Coordinates: 39.929882, -102.280181 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9299&lon=-102.2802&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 16107
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN83LA157
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/16107/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA157

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run
  - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A MAILBOX DURING TAKEOFF FROM A GRAVEL ROAD.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N43344 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12D
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7003
- Airframe hours: 2250
- Engines: CONTINENTAL A-65-8 65 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Mr. Curt M. Stults
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 1982

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 22; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 217 total, 217 in this make and model, 142 as pilot in command, 90 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft overcast

## 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 19830626028009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830626028009A), Jun 26, 1983: Tcraft BC12D, Vernon, CO, Substantial damage. Struck a mail box on attempting a takeoff from a gravel road.

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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