# NTSB FTW65F0012: Taylorcraft BC-12D, N95056, Shallowater, TX, March 15, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1965
- Place: Shallowater, TX · SHALLOWATER, TX
- Location: 33.6901° N, 101.9893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shallowater, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6901&lon=-101.9893&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184239
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW65F0012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65F0012

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0800  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95056-1970-10-22), registration cancelled 1970-10-22, S/N 9456, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shallowater

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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