# NTSB FTW72FPD01: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N95948, Southlake, TX, July 1, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1971
- Place: Southlake, TX · SOUTHLAKE, TX
- Location: 32.9545° N, 97.1489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Southlake, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9545&lon=-97.1489&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161724
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FPD01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPD01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2534   71/7/1    SOUTHLAKE,TEX       TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1159
        TIME - 2100                    N95948              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 134 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTHLAKE ARPT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOUTHLAKE,TEX               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PWR DROPPED TO APRX 1500RPM.TELFON LINES BOTH SIDES OF STRIP,HOUSE AT END.NO ENG MALF FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N95948](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95948-2017-11-21), registration cancelled 2017-11-21, S/N 8248, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D
- 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Southlake Arpt

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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