FTW73FRG41

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BC12-D · San Antonio, TX · January 13, 1973

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
January 13, 1973
Place
San Antonio, TX · SAN ANTONIO, TX
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N95340Taylorcraft BC12-D
Status
Completed · report April 6, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730113000679A
Case key
170116

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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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3-0165  73/1/13    SAN ANTONIO,TEX     TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1720                    N95340              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 39, 1747 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HORIZON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN ANTONIO,TEX             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- THROTTLE ARM CAME OFF THROTTLE SHAFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N95340
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC12-D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Horizon

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.