# NTSB IAD76DKM14: Taylorcraft BCL2-D, N44158, Wilkesboro, NC, November 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1975
- Place: Wilkesboro, NC · WILKESBORO, NC
- Location: 36.1424° N, 81.1770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilkesboro, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1424&lon=-81.1770&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151060
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DKM14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DKM14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3278   75/11/1   WILKESBORO,NC       TAYLORCRAFT BCL2-D  CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1300                    N44158              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 41, 4288 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILKESBORO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STATESVILLE,NC              WILKESBORO,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNDER TORQUED
        REMARKS- ACFT NOT EQPD WITH BRAKES ON R SIDE.TAILWHEEL STEERING SPRING ON L SIDE LOOSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N44158](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44158), registered now, S/N 9958, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BCL2-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: Wilkesboro

## 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 19751101034999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751101034999A), Nov 1, 1975: Tcraft BC12D, Wilkesboro, NC, Substantial damage. Acft not eqpd with brakes on r side. Tailwheel steering spring on l side loose.

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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