FTW65F0012

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BC-12D · Shallowater, TX · March 15, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 15, 1965
Place
Shallowater, TX · SHALLOWATER, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N95056Taylorcraft BC-12D
Status
Completed · report June 7, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184239

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0800  65/3/15    SHALLOWATER TEX     TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N95056              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 48 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHALLOWATER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PILOT HAND PROPPED ENGINE WITH A/C UNOCCUPIED.

Aircraft

Registration
N95056
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC-12D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Shallowater

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.