# NTSB IAD77FLJ10: Taylorcraft BC12D, N43210, Nakina, NC, March 30, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1977
- Place: Nakina, NC · NAKINA, NC
- Location: 34.1346° N, 78.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nakina, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1346&lon=-78.6681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157860
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FLJ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FLJ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1480  77/3/30    NAKINA,NC           TAYLORCRAFT BC12D   CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1400
        TIME - 1800                    N43210              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NAKINA,NC                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- HOOKED WG TIP
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43210](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43210), registered now, S/N 6869, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12D
- 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

## 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 19770330007749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770330007749A), Mar 30, 1977: Tcraft BC12D, Nakina, NC, Substantial damage. Hooked wg tip

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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